Japanese companies want to invest in Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: More than twenty Japanese companies expressed desire to invest in the Iraqi market, mainly in oil field, the official spokesman for the oil ministry said on Monday. “Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrestani met the Japanese ambassador in Baghdad and representatives of more than 20 Japanese companies, specialized in oil field,” Essam Jihad told IraqiNews.com. “The representatives expressed their desire to enter the Iraqi market and invest in the country,” he added. “The minister expressed readiness to provide the companies with all facilities,” the spokesman noted. SH (P) 1