Fatlawi: Parliament to discuss law draft of Basra as Economic Capital of Iraq

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Hasan al-Fatlawi, of the Citizen bloc confirmed reaching agreement over reading the law draft of considering Basra as “The Economic Capital of Iraq.”

He stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The Legal Committee discuss the law draft presented by the Citizen bloc on Tuesday.”

“The Committee agreed upon conducting the first reading of the law within the parliament agenda to endorse it,” he added.

“All the blocs welcomed the law but there are some points within the law that could be amended,” he assured.

“The law will have positive impact on Basra province,” he concluded.

Earlier, the head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, launched an initiative under the title of “Basra, the Economic Capital of Iraq”, calling for “Establishing a governmental city in which the presidencies, ministries and state institutions are represented in order that the presidents, ministers, Deputies and senior officials spend months in this city.”