Egyptian and Iraqi officials expressed Tuesday willingness to enhance cooperation between the two countries in civilian and military production.
Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi met with Iraqi Ambassador Ahmed Nayef al-Dleimy in Cairo. They explored the possibility of exchanging expertise and manufacturing technology in various industrial sectors.
“The meeting tackled the importance of cooperation between Egypt's military production companies and their Iraqi counterparts,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said Morsi expressed willingness to deploy the ministry's technological means and human resources for the reconstruction of Iraq by taking part in the execution of major industrial projects in the civilian and military sectors.
“The minister asserted the importance of encouraging cooperation between the two countries in many areas, and expressed his ministry's keenness to employ all the industrial, technological and human capabilities to participate in Iraq's reconstruction,” the statement added.
For his part, the Iraqi ambassador praised the ministry for its role in advancing both military and civilian industries, and its contribution in national megaprojects accomplished in Egypt.
Al-Dulaimi said the ministry will be a major factor in contributing to Iraq's military and civilian reconstruction.
“Iraq's keenness to cooperate with Egypt's Ministry of Military Production comes as part of the technological, manufacturing, technical, research, and infrastructure capabilities of the latter's subsidiary companies,” the Ambassador said.
The meeting comes amid a summit held by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Jordanian King Abdallah al-Thani, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi in Amman.
According to a statement by the Royal Hashemite Court, the summit focused on expanding economic, commercial and investment cooperation among the three countries, in order to achieve their common interests and serve Arab causes.
Also on Tuesday, Egyptian Minister of Housing Assem El-Gazzar held a meeting with president of the Iraqi Contractors Federation (ICF) Ali Sanafi to discuss mutual cooperation between the two countries.