Finland announced the opening of its embassy in Iraq early next year after a break of 27 years, stressing that the decision was to promote the development of bilateral relations and trade cooperation between the two countries.
"Secretary-General Mehdi Al-Alak has received the non-resident Ambassador of Finland, Pepe Lin, and the senior adviser for the Middle East and Africa at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ante Loikas," the statement said.
Al-Aalak stressed during the meeting "the importance of adopting a project to reform the TVET sector in Iraq as a vital branch of the Iraqi educational system."
For her part, she stressed the country's efforts since 2016 to strengthen the framework of cooperation between Baghdad and Helensky in all areas through activating the work of the Joint Commission and exchange visits between the two countries' officials and provide their technological expertise to develop the horizons of economic cooperation in the fields of foreign trade and joint industrialization to the level that reaches the level Ambition and achieve the common goals of both friendly countries. "
During the meeting, the Finnish side announced a package of incentives, including the announcement of the decision of the Finnish Foreign Ministry to open its embassy in Iraq early next year after a break of 27 years, stressing that this decision came to promote the development of bilateral relations and trade cooperation between the two countries.
In the same context, their plans for the reconstruction of educational institutions and the development of the vocational education sector and the development of skills through the adoption of modern information and communication technology and the development of the electricity sector, as well as provide a pilot study on low-cost housing to support the file of stability in liberated areas and provinces.
Finland has not had diplomats in Baghdad since 1991, and since 2016, Finland has dealt with diplomatic affairs related to Iraq through an ambassador in Helsinki. "
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"Secretary-General Mehdi Al-Alak has received the non-resident Ambassador of Finland, Pepe Lin, and the senior adviser for the Middle East and Africa at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ante Loikas," the statement said.
Al-Aalak stressed during the meeting "the importance of adopting a project to reform the TVET sector in Iraq as a vital branch of the Iraqi educational system."
For her part, she stressed the country's efforts since 2016 to strengthen the framework of cooperation between Baghdad and Helensky in all areas through activating the work of the Joint Commission and exchange visits between the two countries' officials and provide their technological expertise to develop the horizons of economic cooperation in the fields of foreign trade and joint industrialization to the level that reaches the level Ambition and achieve the common goals of both friendly countries. "
During the meeting, the Finnish side announced a package of incentives, including the announcement of the decision of the Finnish Foreign Ministry to open its embassy in Iraq early next year after a break of 27 years, stressing that this decision came to promote the development of bilateral relations and trade cooperation between the two countries.
In the same context, their plans for the reconstruction of educational institutions and the development of the vocational education sector and the development of skills through the adoption of modern information and communication technology and the development of the electricity sector, as well as provide a pilot study on low-cost housing to support the file of stability in liberated areas and provinces.
Finland has not had diplomats in Baghdad since 1991, and since 2016, Finland has dealt with diplomatic affairs related to Iraq through an ambassador in Helsinki. "
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