ShafaqNews- Washington
Iraq willsign 48 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the USgovernment, international companies and global institutions, with energy,infrastructure and technology projects accounting for the largest share of thepackage, Shafaq News learned on Friday.
Accordingto an official list, major global energy companies account for a significantportion of the planned arrangements, including Chevron, Shell, BP,ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, Excelerate Energy, HKN Energy and GE Vernova,alongside Iraq’s KAR Group.
Thepackage also features technology and telecommunications partnerships withcompanies such as Starlink and Cisco, financial cooperation with JPMorgan, andhealthcare initiatives involving Abbott and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Other plannedprojects cover education, institutional accreditation, real estate development,food industries and investment ventures involving US and internationalcompanies.
The listincludes an agreement between the Iraqi and Syrian governments, a memorandum ofunderstanding with the American University of Iraq-Baghdad and PepsiCo, as wellas cooperation frameworks with firms specializing in engineering,infrastructure and energy.
It alsooutlines a partnership between the US-Iraq Business Council (USIBC) and theFederation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce.
Earliertoday, Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi praised expanding economic ties withthe United States, describing the recently signed arrangements as a sign ofgrowing confidence between Baghdad and Washington.
Al-Zaidi,who began his first official foreign visit since taking office on July 13, hasheld talks with US President Donald Trump and senior American officials onsecurity cooperation, investment, energy and economic partnerships. Thediscussions also covered the future of the US military presence following theconclusion of the Global Coalition’s mission, as well as Iraq’s commitment toplacing all weapons under state control by the end of September.
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