Security improvements create investment opportunities- VP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Sunday said that recent improvements in the security situation will open the door to investment opportunities in Iraq, according to an official statement. “The remark was made this morning during Hashemi’s reception of a delegation comprised of Japanese businessmen, large company owners and the Japanese ambassador to Iraq, Hisao Yamaguchi,” read the statement that was released by Hashemi’s office and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “We need to turn to construction and development after the security file is closed. We need to rehabilitate our infrastructure and to provide more energy for projects carried out by Japanese companies…,” the statement added. SS (P) 1