Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis visited Baghdad as Co-Chair of the 9th Greece\u2013Iraq Joint Interministerial Committee for Economic and Technical Cooperation, heading a Greek delegation composed of a technical and diplomatic team.<\/p>\n
The Committee met 25 years after its last session, held in Athens in 2000, following an agreement reached at the level of Prime Ministers on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in September 2024.<\/p>\n
At the conclusion of the proceedings, Mr. Theoharis co-signed with his counterpart, Iraq\u2019s Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing, Hussein Abid Al-Ameer, the Protocol of the Joint Interministerial Committee, laying the foundations for implementing a series of agreed actions in the fields of trade, investment, infrastructure, energy, renewables, agricultural production, the pharmaceutical industry and industrial cooperation.<\/p>\n
On the sidelines of the proceedings, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs held bilateral meetings with Iraq\u2019s Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs responsible for bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation, Mr. Al-Ullom and Mr. Shorsh Khalid Said, as well as with the Deputy Minister of Trade, Mr. Ghassan Farhan Hameed. The talks were held in a particularly warm and productive atmosphere, with a shared commitment to strengthening and diversifying the economic and trade relations of the two countries.<\/p>\n
Mr. Theoharis also met with the Chairman of the National Investment Commission of Iraq, Mr. Haider Mohammed Makiya, with whom they discussed the prospect of mutual investment cooperation and the organisation of a business mission within the first quarter of 2026, as well as with the President of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Abdul Razzaq Al-Zuhairi, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the business organisations of the two countries. Particular reference was made to the new direct Athens\u2013Baghdad flight connection, which is expected to start by January 2026 at the latest, facilitating the movement of people and the development of tourism and business ties.<\/p>\n
In his statements to journalists, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis underlined:<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we put into practice the decision of the two Prime Ministers, taken in New York in 2024, to revive the Greece\u2013Iraq Joint Interministerial Committee after 25 years. We worked closely and methodically with my Iraqi counterpart to lay the foundations for a new era in our economic and trade relations. Greece and Iraq have significant scope for cooperation in sectors such as energy, construction, tourism, pharmaceuticals and investment. The upcoming launch of the direct Athens\u2013Baghdad flight connection and the organisation of a business forum will contribute substantially to further strengthening our ties.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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