Iraq attaches great importance to Iraq-China strategic partnership: Iraqi President

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iraq. Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, in an exclusive interview given to the Chinese news agency Xinhua in Iraq’s capital Baghdad recently, said that there is a long history of friendly relations between Iraq and China. In the past 65 years, bilateral friendly cooperation in various fields has developed in depth.

Iraq attaches great importance to the strategic partnership between the two countries and looks forward to the continued development of bilateral relations. Rashid said Iraq has long suffered from sanctions, wars and terrorism in the past and urgently needed the support of the international community.

In recent years, the security situation in Iraq has improved significantly. Many Chinese companies are developing infrastructure projects such as water, electricity, energy etc. in Iraq, which has promoted local economic and social development. He thanked Chinese builders for contributing to the reconstruction of Iraq.

He also said that Iraq supports the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative and with companies from different countries, including Chinese companies, to further enhance the level of cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, service industry, medical care, education Looking forward to deepening cooperation.

Let us tell you that in December 2015, China and Iraq established a strategic partnership and signed cooperation documents co-creating the “Belt and Road”, which added new impetus to China-Iraq relations. Currently, China is Iraq’s largest trading partner and Iraq is China’s third largest trading partner among Arab countries.

(Credits-China Media Group, Beijing)