Transport minister meets U.S. delegation

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Transport Minister Amer Abduljabbar received on Thursday a delegation from the U.S. embassy, with whom he discussed fostering air traffic. “The meeting tackled bolstering air traffic and the Iraqi airlines company’s flights to different countries in the world,” said a ministerial statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “They also discussed the activation of rail and sea transport and to encourage this sector to replace foreign companies which transport goods and cargos to multinational forces,” it added. The U.S. delegation praised the minister for his role in supporting and facilitating the sea transport. SH (P)/SR 2