July 5, 2011

Iraq discusses agricultural cooperation with Morocco

Iraq's Agriculture Minister, Izzuddine Al Dawla, has begun discussions with his Moroccan counterpart, Mohi Marghi, for a means to promote and expand bilateral agricultural cooperation.

A ministry statement quoted the minister, during his meeting with Marghi on the sidelines of the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO, as saying: "we are looking forward to open new horizons with other countries, including Arab countries, to achieve benefit for the peoples of these countries, especially in agricultural domain."

For his part, Marghi stressed the necessity of communicating and working on providing all kinds of support to agriculture in Iraq.