Ukraine, Iraq agree to remove obstacles to mutual trade

"The sides discussed a number of issues related to improving the conditions for the development of mutually beneficial businesses in Ukraine and Iraq, opportunities to provide greater assistance to Ukrainian and Iraqi companies in the markets of our countries, and eliminating obstacles to increasing export and import operations," the report reads.

According to the press service, the Iraqi side was informed, among other things, about the willingness of Ukrainian companies to expand the supply to the Iraqi market of goods and services needed to rebuild the infrastructure and industry of the country and meet growing consumer demand for individual commodity groups.

The ambassador also reminded the minister that the Ukrainian side is waiting for a response to his request for holding in the near future the consultations at the level of experts, stipulated by the clauses of the intergovernmental agreement on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation of October 9, 2000, with a view to the governments of Ukraine and Iraq working out recommendations on how to improve bilateral trade and economic cooperation.