Turkish, İraqi companies can cooperate in all fields

Governor of Iraqi capital Baghdad, Salah Abdul-Razzaq, has said they could cooperate with Turkish companies in all fields. Speaking at the inauguration of the "Turkish-Iraqi Trade Summit" in Istanbul, Abdul-Razzaq said that Iraq allocated 30 billion USD for new projects in 2011 and this figure would go higher next year. Iraq is among the 10 countries in the world with most needs for public works. As such, there is a need for investments worth billions of USD in Iraq. Iraq presents highly important opportunities for investors, Abdul-Razzaq said. We can cooperate with Turkish companies in Baghdad in many diverse fields. Turkish companies make quality production at prices lower than those of Europe. We regard Turkish companies closer to us than others. We want to see Turkish companies in infrastructure, tourism and telecommunications fields in Iraq, Abdul-Razzaq said. Political and economic relations between Turkey and Iraq developed highly. Companies help such relations. Easier visas facilitated an easier business climate, Abdul-Razzaq also said.