The Minister of Planning discusses with the German Chargé d'Affaires the strengthening of decentralized administration and the development of the private sector

by **claud39** Sun Aug 02, 2020 1:03 pm

The Minister of Planning discusses with the German Chargé d'Affaires the strengthening of decentralized administration and the development of the private sector

2020-07-28

The Minister of Planning, Professor Dr. Khaled Battal Al-Najem, discussed today, Tuesday, with the Charge d'Affairs at the German Embassy in Iraq, Mr. Peter Faten, the enhancement of bilateral relations between the two countries and a number of other files, including long-term strategic planning, support for liberated areas, administrative decentralization and private sector development .

During his meeting with Fatin, the Minister stressed the importance of expanding cooperation and joint work in various fields between the two countries, pointing to the importance of developing long-term strategic planning in cooperation with the German side, calling on the German government to provide support to the liberated areas, especially the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar and Rabia areas in the Nineveh Governorate and the district of Al-Qa’im In Anbar and the area of the forum in Kirkuk, indicating that these areas still suffer from a number of problems after the liberation of ISIS, and they need to provide support in order to return their residents and restore stability to them.

For his part, Chargé d'Affairs at the German Embassy in Iraq, Mr. Peter Faten, expressed his government's keenness to enhance cooperation between the two countries to serve common interests and in various fields, stressing the desire of German companies to invest in Iraq, and work to sign a joint cooperation agreement to assist German organizations in implementing their projects in Iraq , Indicating that this agreement will contribute greatly to expanding cooperation in various fields and increasing contributions and volume of investments in Iraq.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Maher Hammad, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Technical Affairs, director of the German Development Agency in Iraq, official of the economic file at the German Embassy in Iraq, and director of the program for supporting decentralization and local development in Iraq, Dr. Amer Gharawi.

https://mop.gov.iq/activities_minister/view/details?id=1223