
The Saudi-Iraqi Businessmen Forum kicked off in Baghdad on Monday under the sponsorship of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
Delegations discussed prospects of cooperation between their countries in all fields, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
They signed an agreement to set up a metal grain silo in Iraq’s al-Diwaniyah province and another to establish a hospital in al-Saqlawia in Iraq’s Anbar province.
Speaking at the event, Saudi Commerce Minister and head of the Saudi-Iraqi coordination council, Dr. Majid al-Qasabi stressed the Kingdom’s keenness on establishing economic, trade and investment relations with Iraq.
The Saudi delegation is in Iraq as part of the Saudi-Iraqi coordination council.