Iraq signed an agreement with Japan and the United Nations to renew the partnership and accelerate development projects

11/03/2014 19:55


Follow-up - and babysit - Iraq has signed, on Tuesday, with Japan and the United Nations Development Program for the renewal of the partnership agreement between them in order to accelerate the implementation of development projects, while suggesting that the UN partnership to support the Iraqi government has been effective to achieve a significant impact on the Iraqi economy.

The head of the advisers in the Council of Ministers Thamer Ghadban during a press conference, today, on the sidelines of the signing of the agreement and attended, said that "Iraq has signed with the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation (JICA) and the UN Development Program signed an agreement for the renewal of the partnership," adding that "the purpose of this accelerate the implementation of infrastructure projects and economic development in Iraq in key sectors, especially in the field of energy, water and sanitation, irrigation, transport, industry, health and communication. "

He Anger, that "some of the projects in Iraq, which has been providing loans to them by Japan have reached an advanced stage and is nearing its end, including the port project Zubair and the expansion of export capacities in Basra and some bridges and approaches in the province of Muthanna," noting that "the project has seen In recent acceleration in the process of completion after the body has been established by the parties concerned to supervise, monitor and ensure the implementation of these projects on a schedule and a specific date. "

Stressing that "Iraq obtained a loan from the Japanese side amounted to 4.4 billion dollars and distributed to 20 projects to be implemented in all Iraqi provinces," pointing out that "loans are considered very soft and the duration of the payment of the long-term."

For its part, considered the assistant representative of the UN Development Program in Iraq Jacqueline Paddock, "The partnership with JICA to support the Iraqi government has been effective to achieve a significant impact on the Iraqi economy, which will reflect positively on the daily lives of the Iraqi people."

Pointing out that "the projects carried out in Iraq will contribute to the development of the infrastructure of the national strategy and improve public services and private sector development to increase and improve employment opportunities."

For his part, the representative said the main "JICA" in Iraq Shohei Hara, said that "Japan has since 2009, to enter into a genuine partnership document with the UN Development Program in Iraq, and we were able to realize and understand the realities of field projects and work to address emerging problems," he "The JICA works to support the Iraqi government through a lending program for the development of infrastructure and to develop the capacity of officials in Iraq on project management." X / Y


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