The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Shaya Zindani met today, Friday, in Baghdad, with the Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) registered a growth of 0.3 percent during the first quarter of the current year compared to the previous quarter.
Deputy Governor of Marib Ali al-Fatimi and the Managing Director of Agriculture and Irrigation Eng. Saif Al-Walas inaugurated 168 modern irrigation networks for farmers in the city's suburbs and the district of Wadi.
The project was financed by more than 170,000 dollars from the World Bank . It aims to irrigate 420 hectares of farmland, reduce water and power consumption, while encouraging farmers to use modern irrigation systems.
Al-Walas pointed out that the Agriculture and Irrigation office is seeking to establish a partnership with the World Bank to implement a number of projects during the current year.
He pointed out that the Agriculture office has submitted a number of proposals in the field of agriculture and livestock production to the World Bank to consider funding their implementation.