Iraqi investment conference in D.C. this month

B A GHDAD / IraqiNews.com: U.S. and Iraqi governments have agreed to hold a work and investment conference on Oct. 20 and 21, 2009, in Washington D.C., according to a media source from the Iraqi embassy at the U.S. capital. “The conference will represent a major event within the frame of the Iraq-U.S. security pact,” the source told Iraqi News. He said that the conference will cover 12 sectors to develop and encourage investment in Iraq. MH (P)/SR 1