Finance minister, U.S. delegation discuss economic cooperation

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Finance Minister Baqir al-Zubaidi discussed at his office in Baghdad with a delegation from the U.S. Congress methods of expanding the two countries’ economic and financial relations. “During the meeting, al-Zubaidi demonstrated important aspects of the 2010 Iraqi budget,” said a release issued by the Finance Ministry on Tuesday and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. It said that al-Zubaidi stressed Iraq’s need for international support to improve its oil production and infrastructures. MH (P) / SS 1