2018/12/13 17:59
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Minister of Commerce Mohammad Hashim al-Ani announced Thursday the signing of an agreement from the United States to buy wheat and rice.
"An agreement was signed with the US side to supply wheat, which is one of the most important items of the ration cardfor the Iraqi people after obtaining the approval of the Council of Ministers," Al-Ani told a joint press conference with US Ambassador to Baghdad Douglas Silliman. Rice is complementary to the previous agreement. "
He added that "these two conventions will have a wide range of cooperation in the processing of wheat and rice for Iraq and secure the ration card items of the two items from the American side because the high quality of wheat and rice American," adding that "the ministry adopted in the recent period to avoid any change in quality and create serious quality To the Iraqi citizen. "
He pointed out that "the agreement between the two sides is not binding and was in accordance with the law of Iraq and the United States for six months, a supplement to the Convention complementary to the Rice Agreement with US companies provided by the US Grain Board or through the US Embassy for rice.
"This agreement is the first step in the cooperation that we would like to achieve with the Ministry of Commerce and other ministries in helping the government and the prime minister implement what he wants to do," said US Ambassador Douglas Silliman.
"This is all within the framework of the Strategic Framework Agreement between the two countries, an example of the kind of cooperation we would like to continue with the Ministry of Commerce and the Government," he said.
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