Baghdad, The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, invited the US Agency for International Development to participate in the climate conference to be held in Basra next March.
A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the minister gave a briefing on the close relationship that the agency has with Iraq for twenty years, and its projects that contributed to providing support to Iraq.”
It added: “The two sides also discussed the most important environmental challenges in Iraq and proposals that can be implemented with the USAID, and the two sides discussed the possibility of providing support for the development of the private sector in Iraq and reaching effective mechanisms to implement the agreed policies, and they also agreed to continue meetings, joint coordination and put forward future plans for the agency’s work in Iraq, and taking the facilities supported by the Iraqi government to provide a better development reality.
In turn, the agency’s director, Samantha Power, reviewed the plans and efforts that the agency is working on, which are in the interest of the Iraqi people and developing the relationship with the United States. The Iraqi government’s plans in providing the best services and looking forward to a better future for the relationship between the two countries were also reviewed by encouraging investment in various sectors, adding that: “The agency can also provide support in the field of the environment through many sub-American institutions.”
In conclusion, the minister invited the agency to participate in the climate conference to be held in Basra next March.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency