Iraqi officials, political analysts and economists stressed the importance of the visit of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to Iraq, in light of the continuous development and mutual respect witnessed by the relations between the two countries.
In statements to Qatar News Agency (QNA), the speakers stressed the need for both sides to build on HH the Amir’s visit in order to increase economic and commercial cooperation and joint investments between the two countries in various fields, especially in light of the many investment opportunities. Among those are the oil and gas sector and infrastructure, which can be exploited and areas of cooperation developed during the coming period.
They highlighted their country’s need for Qatari diplomatic support in many international forums, given the strong relations that bind Qatar to various countries of the world, its prominent role in regional and international organizations, and its possession of relations and interests in all continents.
In this regard, Spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Planning Abd Al Zahra Al Hindawi said that the visit of HH the Amir to Iraq represents an important step towards strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, especially as it comes after the announcement of the launch of the development path project in Iraq, which is the project, which will represent an important step in enhancing cooperation between the two countries.
He explained that there are many areas in which the two countries can cooperate and achieve economic integration between them, in light of the Iraqi government’s tendency to build a network of relations based on economic, political and investment parity, indicating that it is possible to find good cooperation in the field of airlines and air navigation, especially with the existence of a route between the two countries that was established in previous years, with possibility for cooperation in the field of exporting Iraqi products to Qatar, or vice versa, from Qatar to Iraq in various food and consumer industries and others.
He pointed out that the trade exchange between the two countries is witnessing significant growth in its rates in recent years, and has become more than $300 million annually, stressing that the visit of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to Iraq, will contribute to increasing trade exchange to serve the interests of the two brotherly countries, especially with the presence of great investment opportunities in Iraq, where prestigious Qatari companies can capitalize on them.
For his part, Professor of International Relations at Iraq’s Thi-Qar university to QNA stressed the great importance of the visit of HH the Amir of the country to Iraq, especially that Qatar is an active country diplomatically, politically and economically, and it has a wide international relations network, in addition to having a successful development experience in the region, and important companies operating in large parts of the world, indicating that Iraq and Qatar are members in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and they have influence in the organization. He added that the visit of HH the Amir is important for both parties, and the Iraqi side should invest in it and work to make the most of it, especially since the country has suffered a lot from the war against ISIS. Noting Iraq’s need for Qatari diplomatic support in international forums; because Qatar has relations and interests in all countries of the world.
Source: Qatar News Agency
