By John Lee.
Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals, Dr. Khaled Battal Al-Najm, met with Russian Minister of Trade and Industry, Anton Alikhanov, on the sidelines of the International Industrial Exhibition in Russia.
Held annually since 2010, the International Industrial Exhibition is the main industrial, trade, and export platform in Russia. It is organised by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the government of the Sverdlovsk Region.
The discussion focused on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the industrial sector and exploring investment projects for mutual benefit.
Minister Al-Najm also participated in a panel discussion with the ministers of trade and industry from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The session, centered on enhancing global competitiveness and ensuring digital transformation for national economies within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, addressed topics such as increasing interaction among SCO countries, attracting investors, exploring project implementation opportunities, and sharing expertise in establishing industrial zones and commercial-industrial clusters.
(Sources: Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals; Govt of the Russian Federation)
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