the French president's envoy arrives in Baghdad 2/24/2010

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Political first: the French president's envoy arrives in Baghdad on Thursday to sign economic agreements


BAGHDAD - Haider al-Rubaie Fulayyih
Scheduled to arrive in Baghdad today, the French President's envoy, Minister of Industry Cristian Astrozzi, heading a large delegation comprising a number of members of parliament, businessmen and French investors.

A statement of the French Embassy in Baghdad received (morning) a copy of it, that the French Industry Minister, accompanied by 24 journalists to cover the visit, will meet his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad, Fawzi Hariri and the Mayor of Baghdad, Sabir al-Issawi in order to implement a number of investment agreements concluded between the two countries in earlier times , in addition to the signing of new agreements in several areas, including industry and services.

The statement expressed the hope that return economic agreements beneficial to the general fact, investment in Iraq, revealing that the agreements will include the establishment of the Baghdad Metro by a company specialized France, and a huge project to provide Baghdad with drinking water, in addition to the establishment of assembly lines for trucks, and other investments on the rehabilitation of and the establishment of cement plants, and projects for the establishment of petrochemical plants.

France had extinguished 80 percent of the debt owed by Iraq, in a move aimed at improving the economic reality in the country and revive the reconstruction processes taking place in Iraq.

The statement noted the great interest shown by France in support of the Iraqi side in various fields, particularly economy, noting the delegation's visit comes a complement to efforts to support the Iraqi reality sought by Paris a few years ago, stressing at the same time, the continued support of France in the future in various areas.

The statement also disclosed that the French Industry Minister will address during his files relating to the establishment of important economic express train in Iraq, the first project of its kind in the region, as well as the return of the French aviation company to operate in the country, and other discussions related to building hospitals. According to the statement, The French minister will open in its presence in Iraq by the French Center for the work, which is hoped to give full support to French companies operating in Iraq, and facilitates the entry of businessmen in the Iraqi market. Æ

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