29-01-2025
There are achievements that Western countries owe to Iraq, says British ambassador
Baghdad - INA
The British Ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hagin, confirmed today, Wednesday, that Western countries owe Iraq for intellectual achievements throughout history, while indicating that the Gulf countries are ready to invest in Iraq.
Hagin said, in a dialogue session during the Iraq Energy Conference, attended by the correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Iraqi economy and income must be diversified, as Iraq's problems in the past negatively affected the region and now the region's problems have affected Iraq," noting that "the security environment in Iraq is improving and if we compare the security situation in previous years, there is noticeable progress in security."
He added that "during the visit of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to London, we signed several contracts worth 12 billion pounds, and there is a readiness from the Gulf countries to invest in Iraq, and this has led to an improvement in the situation, as we invested in soil and currently in oil and we hope to invest in youth in the future," indicating that "we have confidence in the creativity of the Iraqi people, and we are indebted as Western countries to Iraq for the intellectual achievements it has presented to history."
"The Iraqi-British community is the link between Iraq and British companies and it is important, and we support the Prime Minister's ambition for Iraq's energy independence and there is joint work to implement the plan to end the flaring of associated gas," Hagen explained, adding that "there is a health impact on the citizen from flaring gas." He pointed out that "if negotiations to form the government are delayed after the elections, this affects the completion of the work, and it is very important for the political blocs after the elections to expedite the formation of the government."
