Shahristani, Japanese official discuss mutual cooperation

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Deputy Premier for Energy Affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani, hosted the Chairman of the Japanese Institution for International Cooperation Association [JICA] branch of Iraq, Shohei Hara, and his accompanying delegation at his office in Baghdad on Wednesday.Shahristani’s media office reported in a statement received by IraqiNews.com ”The two sides discussed the means of promoting cooperation in order to remove all obstacles that hinder the implementation of the major projects carried out by the Japanese companies in Iraq.””Shahristani assured his support for the Japanese companies working in Iraq while the Japanese official expressed his thanks for Shahristani’s stances and assured the desire of his country to expand its participation in developing Iraq,” the statement concluded. \END\