Amiri meets US Ambassador over cooperation in transport sector

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Minister of Transport, Hadi al-Amiri, and the US Ambassador, Robert Beecroft, discussed the mutual cooperation between the two countries.

A statement by the Ministry of Transport received by IraqiNews.com cited “Al-Amiri received Beecroft at his office in Baghdad on Tuesday.”

“Al-Amiri confirmed the need to avoid confusing between confronting Sunni people and the terrorist organizations that attack Iraqis,” the statement added.

“Al-Amiri stressed that the US and Iraq have identical viewpoints regarding the importance of fighting terrorism,” the statement continued.

“Al-Amiri appreciated the US role in supporting Iraq especially the Ministry of Transport, showing the possibility of the international corporations in the huge investment opportunities of transport sector in Iraq,” the statement concluded.