Middle East Countries Team-Up for Iraqi Contracts

According to the Kuwaiti Finance Ministry, the country has asked Pakistani businessmen to collaborate with their Kuwaiti counterparts to jointly undertake
reconstruction projects in Iraq.

Kuwait Minister of Commerce and Industry, Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Taweel, said Kuwait was playing a leading role in the reconstruction of neighbouring Iraq and that Pakistani businessmen should team up with Kuwaiti businessmen to jointly find opportunities in the reconstruction of Iraq.

"Kuwait should be treated as the gateway to Iraq and the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) countries and we would be willing to make partnerships for such investment," Al Taweel said.

Pakistan's Finance Minister, Shaukat Aziz, expressed keen interest in the Iraqi reconstruction process and said Pakistan would soon send a delegation of its businessmen to Kuwait for exploring such opportunities.