Baghdad-INA
The First Deputy Speaker of parliament, Adnan Faihan, affirmed on Saturday that Iraq is proceeding with a policy of balanced openness and strengthening constructive partnerships with various countries around the world.
A statement issued by the media office of the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that “the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Adnan Faihan, received in his guest house the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Iraq, Andrea Nasi, where during the meeting they reviewed all the latest developments on the local scene, as well as exchanging views on the most prominent regional and international developments and their repercussions on the region.”
Faihan stressed "the need to raise the level of bilateral relations and expand areas of joint cooperation in a way that serves the mutual interests of the two friendly countries, especially in the economic and investment sectors, and the importance of resuming direct flights between Baghdad and Vienna as a supportive step to enhance trade exchange and revitalize tourism."
For his part, the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Iraq, Andrea Nasi, expressed his country's keenness to strengthen the partnership with Baghdad and develop areas of cooperation in various sectors, in a way that contributes to achieving the common interests of Iraq and Austria and serves the future of the two friendly peoples.
