PM: Govt Will Provide The Requirements For The Success Of The West Asian Championship For National Teams In Basra

Baghdad, Iraq (NINA) - Prime Minister Haider Abadi stressed the government's determination to provide all the requirements for the success of the West Asian 2018 championship for the national teams in Basra, as well as the processing and completion of all deficiencies in the stadiums hosting the championship and the surrounding places. Al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people on hosting Iraq for the 2018 West Asian for national teams in Basra. He praised the efforts of the Iraqi delegation represented by the Football Association in the meeting of the Association of West Asian Nations for the success of presenting the file of Basra hosting for the championship. "These achievements and the strong return of Iraq came as a result of the great sacrifices made by Iraqi people, and the success of the government in its plans to restore security and provide anything that would contribute to lifting the ban and complete the construction of sports facilities," Abadi said, according to a statement of his media office. The Association of West Asian Nations decided unanimously to grant Iraq the right to host the West Asian Championship in the province of Basra./ End