PM Praises The World Bank's Efforts In Supporting Iraq

Baghdad /NINA/- Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani praised the World Bank's efforts in supporting Iraq.

A statement from his media office said that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received on Sunday the World Bank's Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Ousmane Dione, and his accompanying delegation.

The World Bank delegation reviewed projects under discussion with relevant ministries and authorities in Iraq in the railway, highway, and energy sectors, including the fixed gas platform at Faw Port, as well as the Ministry of Electricity's plan for the coming years to expand electricity production, transmission, and distribution, and other infrastructure projects.

According to the statement, the Prime Minister praised the World Bank's efforts in supporting Iraq, stressing the importance of private sector projects receiving support from the Bank through the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

For his part, the head of the delegation expressed the World Bank's readiness to stand with Iraq in its development renaissance in all fields, as well as its willingness to provide project financing facilities, including private sector projects./End