Australian Ambassador: We are waiting for the Iraqi dates in Australia

by **claud39** Tue Feb 04, 2020 7:50 am

Australian Ambassador: We are waiting for the Iraqi dates in Australia

02/02/2020

Economy News _ Baghdad

The Australian Ambassador to Iraq, Joan Lawdence, confirmed that she is following the file of importing Iraqi dates and that she is waiting for the Iraqi dates in her country, praising the successes achieved by the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture by raising production rates.

A statement of the Ministry of Agriculture, "Economy News" received a copy of it, that "Minister of Agriculture Saleh Al-Hassani received His Excellency the Australian Ambassador in Baghdad (Joan Ludence) to discuss developing agricultural cooperation between the two friendly countries, including the import of Iraqi dates in light of the increasing quantities of production recently in the presence of a consultant. The Ministry is Dr. Mahdi Damad Al-Qaisi.

The statement quoted Al-Hassani as saying, "The ministry requested the presence of a working group from Australia to get acquainted with the required specifications, determine the quantities, discuss the logistical issues related to export, especially after the strides made by the ministry, effective plans, the return of farmers to their previously abandoned orchards, achieve the appropriate economic feasibility for them, and establish a scientific center Specialized in developing the date palm sector and producing dates within the horticultural department.

For its part, the Australian Ambassador praised the “successes achieved by the ministry by raising production rates”, stressing “Follow-up to the file of importing Iraqi dates and activating cooperation in the field of exchanging experiences and contributing to reinforcing the ministry’s role and hard work and setting agricultural plans to increase production quantities and reach the threshold of self-sufficiency And that there are many countries looking to cooperate with the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture because of its successful agricultural work.

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