The Minister of Transport hands the Lebanese side an invitation to attend the Development Road Conference next week

Minister of Transport, Razzaq Muhibis Al-Saadawi, announced today, Thursday, that he had handed over to the Lebanese side an invitation by Prime Minister Mohamed Shiaa Al-Sudani to attend the meeting of the technical committees of the Development Road Conference, to be held in Baghdad next week.

Al-Saadawi said in a statement: Our visit to Lebanon came to discuss several issues, foremost of which is cooperation in the field of air, land and sea transport, and to discuss agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between Iraq and Lebanon.

He added: It was agreed on the necessity of activating these agreements that benefit both countries, pointing out: There are many commonalities between Iraq and Lebanon to enhance cooperation.

For his part, the Lebanese Minister of Transport, Ali Hamiyeh, affirmed: Lebanon is now within the Iraqi transit system for trucks to enter through Iraq towards the Gulf countries, thanking Iraq for inviting Lebanon to participate in the planning and design of the development road project./ End

Source: National Iraqi News Agency