Petra News Agency
Monday, April 16, 2007
Industry Minister Opens The 4th International Exhibition for the Rebuilding of Iraq
Amman, April 16 (Petra)—Deputizing for Prime
Minister Marouf Bakhit, Minister of Industry and Trade, Salem Khaza’leh opened
in the presence of the Iraqi Minister of Construction and Housing, the 4th
International Exhibition for the Rebuilding of Iraq, which is organized by Expo
Jordan and the Iraqi Economy Development Center (IEDC).
The exhibition provides businessmen with the opportunity to participate in the
reconstruction process in Iraq and establish relations with their Iraqi
counterparts.
The opening of the four-day exhibition was attended by officials from the Iraqi
public and private sectors in addition to Iraq parliamentarians.
About 450 local, Arab and international companies working areas related to
construction and housing, IT, garments, pharmaceuticals, electrical appliances,
food and consumer goods, are taking part in the exhibition.
A two-day conference entitled “New Horizons for the Reconstruction of Iraq”,
will be held on the sidelines of the conference, particularly that Iraq needs
more than 2.5 million housing units in the coming stage.