BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Council of Ministers agreed on Tuesday on the recommendation of the Foreign Ministry to open two U.S. consulates in Arbil and Basra, according to spokesman of the Iraqi government.
“The council decided to approve the recommendation of the Foreign Ministry to open two U.S. consulates in Arbil and Basra,” Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
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“The cabinet approved also the central plan of the electronic governing to contribute in the establishment of the material and human capabilities to benefit from the Information Technology and communications in Iraq,” the statement added. |