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Japanese mission seeking business opportunities in Iraq
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, March 1 Kyodo -
A Japanese mission consisting of corporate and government representatives
arrived in Baghdad on Sunday seeking investment opportunities in Iraq in view
of the improving security situation in the war-torn country.
The mission headed by Gotaro Ogawa, ambassador in charge of reconstruction
assistance to Iraq, is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki and Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and will exchange views with
other high-ranking Iraqi officials.
The members of the mission are drawn from 12 Japanese companies, including
trading houses Mitsubishi Corp., Marubeni Corp. and Itochu Corp., and petroleum
companies Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. and JGC Corp.
Government sector members are drawn from the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry
of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Given that Iraq's oil reserves are the third largest in the world, many
countries including China as well as the United States and Britain that led the
invasion of Iraq are now looking for investment opportunities.
Japan and Iraq signed a comprehensive partnership declaration on Jan. 28 when
former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Iraq as a special envoy of Prime
Minister Taro Aso.
In February this year, the Japan International Cooperation Agency sent a study
mission to the southern Iraqi city of Basra, in cooperation with the
government, to ascertain economic and security conditions for future
yen-loan-financed reconstruction projects in the region.
==Kyodo
A Japanese mission consisting of corporate and government representatives
arrived in Baghdad on Sunday seeking investment opportunities in Iraq in view
of the improving security situation in the war-torn country.
The mission headed by Gotaro Ogawa, ambassador in charge of reconstruction
assistance to Iraq, is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki and Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and will exchange views with
other high-ranking Iraqi officials.
The members of the mission are drawn from 12 Japanese companies, including
trading houses Mitsubishi Corp., Marubeni Corp. and Itochu Corp., and petroleum
companies Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. and JGC Corp.
Government sector members are drawn from the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry
of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Given that Iraq's oil reserves are the third largest in the world, many
countries including China as well as the United States and Britain that led the
invasion of Iraq are now looking for investment opportunities.
Japan and Iraq signed a comprehensive partnership declaration on Jan. 28 when
former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Iraq as a special envoy of Prime
Minister Taro Aso.
In February this year, the Japan International Cooperation Agency sent a study
mission to the southern Iraqi city of Basra, in cooperation with the
government, to ascertain economic and security conditions for future
yen-loan-financed reconstruction projects in the region.
==Kyodo