Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fouad Hussein, chaired today the twenty-first session of the Ministerial Council for Economy.
The Council discussed the items on its agenda and took the appropriate decisions in this regard.
The Council hosted the technical deputy of the Ministry of Planning for the purpose of discussing strategic projects such as the Diwaniyah sewage project and finding out the reasons for the delay in this vital project, which serves most of the neighborhoods of the city of Diwaniyah. The Council decided to assign a consulting office to audit the completed and remaining works within a period of one month in order for the Council to take the appropriate decision and remove the obstacles that impede the completion of this important project.
The Council hosted the Director General of Water in the Ministry of Construction and Housing in order to listen to an explanation about the obstacles and problems facing the great Samawah water project, and after extensive discussions, the Council decided to approve the completion of the German company executing the project and cancel the withdrawal of its hand in order to complete the project with the required specifications and as soon as possible to serve the people of the city of Samawah.
The Council also hosted the head of the Iraqi Business Council to discuss the reality of the work of the mixed joint-stock companies. After a presentation made by the head of the business council, the head of the council decided to complete the discussions in detail in the next session, due to the great importance of this issue on the Iraqi economy and the private sector in particular.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Planning, Ministers of Finance, Trade, Agriculture, Labor and Social Affairs, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Chairman of the National Investment Commission, Advisor to the Prime Minister for Legal Affairs and Chairman of the Securities Commission.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency