Sunday, September 22, 2024

Baghdad

French amb. leads industrial delegation to Falluja

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: French ambassador in Baghdad Boris Bouillon arrived in al-Falluja on Monday leading a delegation of French businessmen and industrialists to discuss investment vistas in the city, a local council source said. “Bouillon was received by Falluja Mayor Adnan Hussein and Local Council Chairman Sheikh Ahmed al-Hashimi. Their meeting dealt with ways to enhance French investments in the city,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Bouillon had arrived in the city of Ramadi on Sunday (Dec. 5) for a visit, the first of its kind by a French official. He was received by the Iraqi Sahwa (Awakening) Tribal Fighters Council Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha. Ramadi, the capital city of the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 2