Iraq calls on American companies to expedite the implementation of their projects.
Iraq calls on American companies to expedite the implementation of their projects.
2026-09-19
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Saturday, Iraqi Finance Minister Faleh Sari called on American companies operating in the oil and energy sectors to expedite the implementation of their projects in the country, thereby boosting foreign investment and supporting the development of vital sectors.
This came during his meeting with the US Chargé d’Affaires to Iraq, Steven Fagin, and his accompanying delegation, where relations between the two countries were reviewed, and ways to enhance economic and financial cooperation were discussed.
Sari confirmed in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that Iraq’s actions in its relations with various countries are based on the country’s supreme interests, noting the Iraqi government’s keenness to ensure that its relationship with the United States is balanced and based on the common interests of the two countries.
For his part, the US Chargé d’Affaires described the visit of the Iraqi government delegation to Washington last July as very successful, stressing the importance of investing in and building upon the results of the visit, in order to strengthen the paths of cooperation between the two countries.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited the United States on July 13, and the five-day visit witnessed the signing of 48 agreements, memoranda of understanding, and partnership declarations between Iraqi and American institutions in the oil, energy, electricity, industry, technology, communications, finance, agriculture, education, and health sectors, with a declared value exceeding $60 billion.
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