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Egypt-Iraq Supreme Committee Advances Bilateral Cooperation in Baghdad
The Egyptian-Iraqi Supreme Committee convened its third session in Baghdad, chaired by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and his Egyptian counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly, who arrived in the capital for this significant meeting. Participants included Minister of Commerce Daoud Al-Ghuiri and Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat, who highlighted the extensive cooperation initiatives between the two nations across various sectors.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the minutes were formally recorded and a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed to reinforce bilateral ties. The following agreements were established:
Memoranda of Understanding Signed:
- A memorandum of understanding for land transport of people and goods between Iraq and Egypt’s ministries of transport.
- A memorandum of understanding to enhance competition and combat monopolistic practices between Iraq’s Council of Competitions and Monopolies and Egypt’s Competition Protection Agency.
- A proposed cooperation protocol focusing on local development initiatives.
- A memorandum of understanding between the Baghdad Municipality and Cairo Governorate.
- A memorandum of understanding aimed at collaboration in antiquities and museums between Iraq’s General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage and the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities.
- A memorandum of understanding for standard measurement and control between Iraq’s Central Agency for Standardization and Quality Control and Egypt’s General Authority for Standardization and Quality.
- A memorandum of understanding to enhance regulation and oversight of financial markets, involving Iraq’s Securities Authority and Egypt’s General Authority for Financial Supervision.
- An executive program extending from 2025 to 2027 between the ministries of culture in both countries.
- A memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Books and Documentation House and the Egyptian Books House.
- A memorandum of understanding focusing on communications and information technology between Iraq’s Media and Communications Authority and Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
- A draft memorandum of understanding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of silos between the General Company for Iraqi Grain Trade and the Egyptian Holding Company for Silos.
- A memorandum of understanding for collaboration between the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce and the General Union of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce.