BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: The governor of Basra has met with the French ambassador in the country, Boris Boillon, to discuss means of boosting economic and cultural cooperation.

“The meeting with the French ambassador and his accompanying delegation, which took place today, tackled bilateral relations between France and Iraq…,” Governor Shaltagh Abboud al-Mayyah told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The officials have also discussed Basra City’s needs for infrastructure during the coming period.

The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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