MP accuses Maliki of delaying ‘Basra, Iraq’s Economic Capital’ project

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP Mansour al-Timimi of Basra province accused on Tuesday, the Iraqi government of disturbing “Basra, Iraq’s Economic Capital” project.

Timimi told Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The Iraqi government’s speech in the province on last Monday about its determination to rebuild Basra and develop the investments there is a big lie and devoted for the electoral propaganda,” arguing “the government itself worked on delaying Basra, Iraq’s Economic Capital project.”

Maliki has visited Basra on last Monday where he talked during the conference of displaying the new designs for building Basra, about the necessity of reconstructing the province.