The Mayor of Baghdad, Sabir al-Issawi, met representatives of the French company Sistra [Systra] to discuss the studies and designs for the Baghdad Metro Project, a Mayoralty statement reported on Wednesday, according to Aswat al-Iraq.

“The Mayoralty’s Designs Department had prepared over the past few months the detailed dossiers about the transportation problems in Baghdad, for which the Company was supplied necessary documents from Baghdad Mayoralty, the Ministries of Transport and Planning, as well as other ministries,” the statement added.

Reuters reported in January that France’s Alstom would lead the Baghdad Metro Project, while AKnews reported in July that the project had been suspended.

(Source: Aswat al-Iraq)