Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament calls on Russia to provide loans to implement "strategic projects"

Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament calls for Russia to provide loans for the implementation 

The first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Hassan al-Kaabi, called on the Russian ambassador to Iraq, Maxim Maximov, to discuss the possibility of Russia providing loans to Iraq to implement strategic projects.

Al-Kaabi said in a press statement during his meeting with Maximov, that “Russia plays an influential and important role in the (OPEC) organization, which makes it capable of influencing the aspect of showing possible facilities to increase the ceiling of oil exports to Iraq to finance the current financial deficit, especially after reducing production according to the last meeting. Of OPEC, which has committed itself recently to all member states, including Iraq, despite the financial and economic situation that it is going through. "

Al-Kaabi called for "the possibility for the Russian government to assist Iraq by providing loans to finance the implementation of strategic projects and infrastructure in Baghdad and the provinces (electricity / housing / water / sanitation networks, and to express the necessary support for Iraq to overcome the current economic and financial crisis)."

And he called for the necessity of working on the return of Iraqi students to Russia due to the urgent need for them to communicate with their universities, especially since many of them do not obtain sufficient information on the Internet due to poor service in the country.

In turn, the Russian ambassador expressed "the support of his country's government to facilitate the issue of increasing Iraqi oil exports, revitalizing relations at various levels, and activating mutual meetings in the interest of the two friendly peoples."

Maximov affirmed, "Supporting Russian companies to implement important strategic projects in all parts of Iraq."

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