BAGHDAD, Sept 9 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi official reported that, optimism prevails in the Iraqi political and economic circles, about the upcoming visit of Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, to Beijing, later this month.
Members of parliament and experts in the fields of politics and economy, hinted that, the visit is of major significance for Iraq, as it will bring economic diversification to Iraq, that would contribute to increasing investments and creating job opportunities in the country, the state-run al-Sabah newspaper said.
China’s Ambassador to Iraq, Zhang Tao, told al-Sabah that, “the Chinese side attaches great importance to developing relations with Iraq and looks forward to seizing the opportunity of this visit to make joint efforts with the Iraqis, to further deepen Sino-Iraqi relations.”
Zhang expressed his hope that Abdul Mahdi’s visit will contribute to “upgrading the level of mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, enhancing human and cultural communication between the two countries, in the framework of the Belt and Road (Initiative), and to jointly draw up future plans for the Sino-Iraqi strategic partnership.”
For his part, Amer al-Fayez, a lawmaker and a member of the parliamentary committee of foreign relations, said that “Iraq began a period of diplomatic openness to the world for political, security and economic purposes.”
“The prime minister’s upcoming visit to China comes, to strengthen economic relations, particularly, China is an important economic country,” al-Fayez said.– NNN-NINA
