An Iraqi top delegation, headed by Sudani, is in Germany to meet with the country’s officials. They met with a German delegation headed by Scholz, discussing a range of issues, especially energy and power.
Fuad Hussein, Iraq’s foreign minister, told Rudaw’s Alla Shally on Friday that the German leader requested Sudani to support them to find a mechanism to deport tens of thousands of Iraqis who are illegally staying in Germany.
"He said that 35,000-36,000 Iraqis [in Germany] do not have residency permits. He requested the Iraqi side to help him find a way to return these people to their country because they do not have citizenship or residency there [Germany]," Hussein said.
Sudani suggested that both governments draft a plan to deal with the issue, adding that the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
should be involved in the plan as well.
He elaborated that the drafting of the plan does not mean that Iraq will agree to take back the refugees.
Tens of thousands of mostly young people leave Iraq and the Kurdistan Region for Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...annually in search of a better life, using people’s smuggling routes. A number of these
Some others used the English Channel to reach England but many could not survive the harsh conditions of the water.
MOU WITH SIEMENS
Sudani said during a presser with the German chancellor that his delegation signed a memorandum of understanding with the German energy giant Siemens to increase energy production, improve its transportation and reduce waste as well as maintaining energy stability.
"We have an understanding with Siemens in training and raising workers' efficiency to create an industry capable of securing the requirements of electric power transmission projects and providing job opportunities," he said.
His office later said that the Mou contains "several essential items that constitute an action plan for developing the electricity sector in Iraq."
"In light of the memorandum of understanding, Siemens is working, in coordination with the Ministry of Electricity, to develop an integrated plan for the electricity system in general, which includes solutions to problems. The company is also establishing new power plants," added the office.