Jordanian private companies are ready to provide various forms of support for vital development projects to be implemented in Baghdad, in line with Jordanian and Iraqi governments’ aspirations to reflect the trilateral summit outcomes on the ground and contribute to providing the best services to citizens, Minister of Public Works and Housing Yahya Kisbi said.
In a meeting with Mayor of Baghdad, Alaa Ammari, held with the Jordanian delegation in Baghdad on Wednesday, Kisbi said the meeting is a confirmation and completion of the meeting held in February, during which enhancing cooperation with Mayoralty of Baghdad was agreed upon.
Kisbi commended the Mayoralty of Baghdad’s measures, which aims to promote the partnership between the two countries and facilitate procedures for Jordanian companies within the housing, construction and contracting sectors, which positively reflect on services provided in Baghdad and contribute to supporting the economy of the two brotherly countries.
Kisbi expressed satisfaction with the meetings held to date by the delegation with Iraqi officials, who expressed their confidence in jordanian companies and cadres specialized in the field of housing, construction, contracting and engineering consultancy, stressing that all meetings’ outcomes will be reflected on the ground.
For his part, Ammari highlighted new projects that the Mayoralty of Baghdad intends to implement as part of the 2021 regional development plan in cooperation with private sector companies in Jordan.
Ammari lauded the Jordanian government’s efforts, which positively reflected on the ground to support the contracting, housing and construction sector, which contributed to enabling jordanian engineers and companies to gain a prominent status internationally, calling on specialized Jordanian and leading companies to participate and compete with other Arab and Iraqi companies in the implementation of the Baghdad Renaissance projects.
According to Ammari, projects to be implemented in Baghdad include rainwater drainage systems, rehabilitation of clear and raw water filtering, water pools and water networks, modernization and completion of the basic map of Baghdad with the attached modern data hall using modern technologies, in addition to the construction of main roads, housing units and four bridges.
Source: Jordan News Agency