Maliki to visit US Chamber of Commerce Seminar

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Maliki to visit US Chamber of Commerce Seminar

BAGHDAD /Aswat al-Iraq: The current visit of Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, tothe United States includes attending a Seminar by the American Chamber ofCommerce, scheduled to witness participation by over 250 chairmen andrepresentatives of American and international companies, along with severalIraqi businessmen, the Trade Attache of the Iraqi Embassy in Washington said.

“Thevisit of Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and his accompanying delegation shallcover attendance of the seminar, held by the American Chamber of Commerce,scheduled to witness the attendance of over 250 chairmen and representatives ofAmerican and international companies, along with meeting the Chairman of theWorld Bank and the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund,”Nofal Abul-Shon al-Hassan, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Monday.
He said thatIraq’s Trade Minister, Kheirullah Hassan, and other members of the delegation,accompanying Maliki, shall attend a special session, aimed at helping theAmerican companies to get acquainted with the large trade and investmentopportunities in Iraq, especially those under the auspices of the TradeMinistry.

Noteworthy isthat the trade exchange between both countries had witnessed a huge rise overthe past 5 years, as the total exports and imports between both countries hadreached 75 billion (b) US dollars, with 15 billion dollars per annum.

“Theaverage registration of American companies in Iraq had raised over the past 2years, with over 10,000 trade offers were registered for American companies inIraq over the past 3 years,” Hassan said.

Iraq’s PrimeMinister, Nouri al-Maliki, had began a visit to the United States on Sunday,taking place with the approach of the withdrawal of the US forces from Iraq,scheduled to take place by the end of the current year.

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