VP meets sports ministers in central, regional govts

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdelmahdi on Wednesday met with the ministers of youth and sports in the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG) and discussed means of enhancing cooperation between the two ministries. “The minister of youth and sports outlined the ministry’s achievements and its engineering projects that aim to improve the sports infrastructure throughout the country,” a ministerial source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The two sides will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that covers coordination and cooperation in different fields…,” the source noted. Abdelmahdi welcomed the delegations representing the two ministries and promised to solve all problems facing the two ministries, the source added. The meeting was attended by the deputy prime minister, Barham Saleh, parliamentarians and a number of general directors from both ministries. SS (P)/SR 1