Iran prepared to open $3bn LOC for Iraq reconstruction projects: Jahangiri

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Publish Date: 12:39 - 08 March 2018
TEHRAN, March 8 -Iran says it is ready to provide Iraq with a line of credit (LOC) worth up to three billion dollars to pave the way for the Iranian private sector’s active participation in the reconstruction of the neighboring country.

Iran prepared to open $3bn LOC for Iraq reconstruction projects: JahangiriTEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC)-Iran says it is ready to provide Iraq with a line of credit (LOC) worth up to three billion dollars to pave the way for the Iranian private sector’s active participation in the reconstruction of the neighboring country.

First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri made the statement at a Wednesday meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad, saying the two sides should work to remove the restrictions in bilateral banking relations, which he said is the main obstacle to closer trade ties between the two nations.

Jahangiri, who is in Iraq at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation for a three-day visit, hailed Iran-Iraq ties as “strategic,” noting that the many commonalities between the two nations can lay the groundwork for the promotion of bilateral economic ties.

Iran and Iraq need a “comprehensive roadmap” for their economic cooperation, which would serve as a basis for their business ties, the senior Iranian official added.

Jahangiri underlined the need for connecting Iran-Iraq railways, saying the route will enable Iraq to have access to the Central Asia and China and link Iran’s railway to the Mediterranean.

source:Press TV

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