Jordan and Iraq said Tuesday that they signed an agreement to implement engineering consulting projects in Iraq.
Under the agreement, which was signed by Minister of Public Works and Housing, Yahya Kisbi, and Iraqi Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, Nazneen Muhammad Woso, engineering consultancy projects in the field of design and engineering supervision in Iraq between Jordanian and Iraqi companies will be implemented.
On the sidelines of the Jordanian delegation visit to Iraq, Kisbi and Woso discussed ways to bolstering bilateral ties between the two brotherly countries in the field of housing, construction and contracting, through cooperation and partnership in reconstruction and rebuilding projects in Iraq, in a way that contributes to providing the best services to citizens in the two brotherly countries.
Kisbi reaffirmed Jordan’s support for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, in implementation of the outcomes of the trilateral summit held in Baghdad in June, in which His Majesty King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi stressed the importance of expanding trilateral cooperation in all fields.
Kisbi highlighted projects and achievements of the housing and construction sector in Jordan, which contributed to providing the best services to citizens in accordance with the highest engineering standards.
He expressed willingness of the housing, construction and contracting sector in Jordan to enhance prospects for cooperation in all fields, especially with regard to the exchange of expertise, in the interest of the two brotherly countries.
Kisbi lauded the incentive and encouragement measures taken by Iraq in order to encourage the Jordanian contractor and investor to operate in Iraq, which will positively reflect on the two brotherly countries, stressing the need to translate these incentive measures into real and serious work that is reflected on the ground.
Source: Jordan News Agency