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Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received an Iraqi governmental delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Roush Nuri Shaueys. The head of government expressed satisfaction with the level of partnership and noted that the partnership is successful.

“Armenia attaches importance and is interested in the development and deepening of relations with Iraq. We see that there is great potential for the expansion of cooperation, the brilliant evidence of which is the significant growth of the trade turnover in the past year,” the Prime Minister said.

Noting that Iraq is also interested in the development of relations with Armenia, Nuri Shaueys said that his delegation includes a large group of Iraqi businessmen whose goal is to establish new contacts with their Armenian partners.

The sides attached importance to organization of direct flights between the two countries and the facilitation of the visa regime. According to the Prime Minister, Armenian construction firms are also interested in participating in the field-related programs in Iraq. Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister welcomed that idea and expressed willingness to discuss it with Iraqi government officials.

Touching upon Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union, Tigran Sargsyan noted that Armenia can serve as a bridge for strengthening Iraq’s relations with CU member countries. Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister congratulated Armenia on its membership to the CU.

The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister conveyed the warm greetings of his country’s Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to Tigran Sargsyan. In his turn, the head of the Armenian government asked the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister to convey his invitation to visit Armenia at an appropriate time.

Then RA Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan and Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Roush Nuri Shaueys signed an agreement on cooperation in the areas of economy, trade, science and technology in the presence of Tigran Sargsyan, the government’s press service reported.