Basra, UN officials discuss development programs

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Basra‘s governor and UN officials on Wednesday discussed development programs in the province. “UN officials proposed a 5-axes program to develop Basra,” a provincial media source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that Basra‘s governor expressed his full readiness to cooperate with the UN. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 2