Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stressed the importance of partnership with the European Bank to support the Iraqi government's plan to diversify the sources of the national economy.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, "The minister met with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Rono-Basso, and during the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations between Iraq and the bank, in a way that guarantees the possibility of strengthening the private sector in Iraq and digitizing the banking system."

The statement stressed that the priorities of the Iraqi government are investment in the fields of energy and digital transformation in the financial infrastructure.

For her part, Odile affirmed the bank's desire to work in Iraq and contribute to supporting the private sector and renewable energy.

The statement added, "The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in London, Muhammad Jaafar al-Sadr, Ambassador Haider Al-Athari, Head of the Europe Department, and Ghufran Kazem, Director General of the Public Debt Department at the Ministry of Finance, and on behalf of the European Bank, Kazuhiko Koguchi, Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Heikki Harmgart Executive Director of the Bank.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency