NIC authorized to sign agreement with Bahrain

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday to authorize chairman of the National Investment Commission to sign an agreement with Bahrain to encourage and protect investments between the two countries, spokesman of the government said. “The council during its 8th session decided to authorize chairman of the NIC to negotiate and sign an agreement to encourage and protect investments between Iraq and Bahrain in accordance with Article 80 of the constitution,” Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The decision was taken and the foreign ministry will prepare the authorization document to the NIC chairman,” he added. SH (TP) 868