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French prime minister signs deals in Baghdad
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France's prime minister on Thursday agreed to boost business ties with Iraq, and his country signed a number of agreements to promote investments.
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Prime Minister Francois Fillon led a group of 30 high-level French business executives, including the president of the Total oil company and the head of the European aerospace and defense contractor EADS. “It is high time now we look to the future. The team accompanying me represents major French firms. Currently, we have firms working in Iraq in the field of transportation and airports. We have signed an agreement to protect French investments and an office for French firms will soon be opened in Baghdad,” Fillon said after talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The two countries signed a joint declaration on economic and investment cooperation, and on cooperation in weapons, strategic analysis and defense training. They also agreed on a 10 million euro ($14.05 million) training program for engineers in the road construction sector.
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Benzer Haberler 
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