Baghdad – WAA
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called on Indian companies to invest in Iraq today, Thursday.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office said in a statement received by the (INA): “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received today the Ambassador of the Republic of India to Iraq, Prashant Pisai, on the occasion of the end of his duties,” indicating that “the overall bilateral relations between Iraq and India and ways to enhance and develop them in various fields were discussed, especially with what Iraq is witnessing in terms of development and construction movement that has provided many important investment opportunities.”
Al-Sudani stressed the “necessity of following up on the implementation of the outcomes of the meetings of the Iraqi-Indian Committee, which held its (18) session during the month of June of last year, and the importance of holding political consultations periodically and continuously between the two countries, with regard to bilateral relations and regional and international issues,” calling on “Indian companies to invest in Iraq.”
He stressed, “The importance of India, as an important country in the region and the world, playing a role in seeking to stop the Zionist entity’s war on the Palestinian people and preventing the expansion of the conflict arena, due to the risks it poses to international security and stability,” expressing his thanks, “to Pisai, for what he has provided during his tenure in Iraq, and for his role in developing and strengthening cooperation to important levels, wishing him success in his upcoming missions.”
For his part, Pisai conveyed “the greetings of the Indian Prime Minister to Al-Sudani,” expressing “the desire of Indian companies to work in Iraq in the fields of health, hospital management and infrastructure, in addition to the desire of Indian technology companies to work in Iraq in the fields of electronic payment and digitization.”