Iraq is looking forward to a real partnership with Germany in the military, economic and reconstruction fields

Today, Tuesday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, affirmed his country's aspiration for a true partnership with Berlin, in the military, economic and reconstruction fields in Iraq.

He said during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, "Iraq confirms its desire to establish close relations with Germany."

He added: "We have embarked on an ambitious program to restructure and build the Iraqi economy, and are approaching the announcement of the second phase of the road map for the development of electricity in Iraq with the participation of German companies."

Al-Kazemi pointed out that "there is an ambitious economic plan to rebuild the economy, and Germany can support Iraq with its expertise in this field."

The Iraqi Prime Minister expressed his aspiration "to enhance security and military cooperation efforts and a true partnership with Germany, and we look forward to benefiting from financial support to organize free and fair elections" in Iraq.

For her part, German Chancellor Angela Merkel affirmed "her country's support for Iraq in confronting Corona."

She added, "We welcome Iraq's efforts to achieve economic reform, and we will extend our support to Iraq with its ambitious economic plan."

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Mubasher: The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, met today, Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, on his second foreign visit that includes 3 European countries.

Al-Kazemi said, according to a statement by the Media Office of the Prime Minister, that the government has embarked on an ambitious program to reform, restructure and modernize the economic and financial systems, stressing Iraq's interest in obtaining all forms of advisory and technical support and expertise in this field from Germany.

The Prime Minister added that there are many commercial and economic partnerships between Iraq and German companies, revealing that the second phase of the roadmap implemented by the German company Siemens in the field of rehabilitating the electricity sector in Iraq will soon be announced.

He continued: "We are interested in more cooperation in the field of infrastructure development in Iraq, and today I have - me and my ministerial team - a meeting with the German Companies Union to explore other cooperation opportunities."

Al-Kazemi stressed that these are difficult times for everyone. Because of the health and economic challenges created by the Covid-19 epidemic, which drives countries more to cooperate, adding that Iraq is looking forward to benefiting from German support and experience in these areas.

Al-Kazemi added, "I came to Berlin to confirm Iraq's commitment to close relations and its desire for a sustainable partnership with Germany, and also to convey the great appreciation that we hold in the government and people for the continued German assistance to Iraq in the field of confronting terrorism, within the framework of the international coalition against ISIS, and this experience revealed to us the extent of the interconnection between The security and stability of Iraq and European security, and we look forward to continuing security and military cooperation in combating terrorism, especially in the field of training and building the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces and within the framework of NATO. "

The Prime Minister referred to the various forms of humanitarian support and reconstruction provided by Germany, pointing to many issues in this regard that Iraq seeks to cooperate on, such as the issue of refugees and displaced persons, as well as the problem of foreign fighters from ISIS terrorists.

Al-Kazemi stressed Iraq's desire to benefit from German support in the field of consolidating democratic institutions and organizing free and fair elections, indicating that the government pledged to hold early elections in the middle of next year, and the government is interested in ensuring that it enjoys the highest levels of transparency and integrity. 


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