HH the Amir’s Visit to Baghdad Highlighted by Iraqi Media -2

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Iraqi Newspaper Azzaman highlighted the joint statements by HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HE Prime Minister of the sisterly Republic of Iraq Mohammed Shia Al Sudani at the Prime Minister's Office during which HH the Amir said that his visit to Baghdad comes to emphasize the depth of consolidated and historical fraternal ties between the two sisterly countries and reflects the two countries' real desire to promote and consolidate them at various fields. His Highness affirmed that he would work on developing them in energy, investment, trade, and development fields.

The Newspaper highlighted HH the Amir's confirmation that the two sides have agreed on the importance of constantly growing trade exchange between the two countries, as His Highness pointed out that the two countries signed a joint declaration of intent, alongside many agreements and memoranda of understanding, in addition to signing a number of agreements with private sector in Qatar which included energy, electricity, development of hotels, modern residential buildings and hospitals management in Iraq.

In addition, the Newspaper focused on HH the Amir's announcement that talks also discussed regional initiatives to promote economic relations among countries of the region, including supporting developing GCC Electricity Interconnection system and linking South Iraq's network to provide Iraqi needs from electricity, where His Highness outlined that the State of Qatar participates in meetings of Iraq's development road project.

The Newspaper highlighted His Highness's emphasis on Iraq's role and security in the region, and the State of Qatar continued support to the unity and stability of Iraq and to Iraqi people in achieving their aspiration to security and development.

The Newspaper also noted Iraqi Prime Minister's emphasis on the importance of HH the Amir's visit to Baghdad which underscores the depth of growing relations between the two sisterly countries, pointing out that Iraq with its natural and human potential and geographical location and the State of Qatar with capabilities it possesses as well as the economic boom Qatar has achieved can together achieve integration in various levels for the benefits of the two peoples.

Azzaman Newspaper also focused on bilateral meeting that was held by HH the Amir and HE Prime Minister of Iraq in which they tackled the overall cooperation ties between the two sisterly countries, in addition to discussing a range of issues of common concern.

For its part, Addustor Newspaper dedicated wide spaces in its overage to the joint statements of HH the Amir and HE Prime Minister of Iraq in which His Highness stressed the importance of security and stability of Iraq, along with His Highness's emphasis that his visit confirms depth of consolidated, historical and fraternal ties between Qatar and Iraq.

It noted HH the Amir's announcement that the talks discussed regional initiatives to bolster economic ties among countries of the region, including supporting and developing GCC Electricity Interconnection system and linking South Iraq's network to provide Iraqi needs from electricity.

On the other hand, Al-Zawra newspaper, published by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate highlighted the signing of a joint declaration of intent and a number of memoranda of understanding. The Newspaper focused on HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's emphasis on His Highness's joint statements with HE Prime Minister of the sisterly Republic of Iraq Mohammed Shia Al Sudani in which the two sides agreed on the importance of continuous growth of trade exchange between the two countries. His Highness also pointed out that the two countries have signed a joint declaration of intent, along with a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding, in addition to several agreements with private sector in Qatar that included energy, electricity, development of hotels, modern residential buildings and hospitals management in Iraq.

The Newspaper highlighted HH the Amir's confirmation on His Highness's official account on Twitter Qatar's support to unity and stability of Iraq and restoration of its crucial role in the region and the world, as His Highness pointed out that the talks he held with Iraqi Prime Minister addressed ways to develop cooperation between the two countries, in addition to regional and international issues of common concern.

Source: Qatar News Agency