India attaches high priority to multi-dimensional partnership with Iraq
India attaches high priority to a multi-dimensional & comprehensive partnership with Iraq & is the 2nd largest trade partner of Iraq with annual trade worth US$ 37 billion.
New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri headed the Indian delegation at the 18th meeting of the India-Iraq Joint Commission for Economic & Technical Cooperation with an Iraqi delegation headed by HE Mr Hayan Abdul Ghani Abdul Zahra Al Sawad, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Oil of the Republic of Iraq.
India attaches high priority to a multi-dimensional & comprehensive partnership with Iraq & is the 2nd largest trade partner of Iraq with annual trade worth US$ 37 billion.
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