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ISLAMABAD
Pakistan earnestly desires early restoration of
peace in Iraq to end Iraqi people's sufferings, says
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. He was talking to Iraqi
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmood Mohammed Al Zebari
who called on him at the Prime Minister's House on
Tuesday.
Mr Aziz said that early election in Iraq would help
restore peace there. He said that Iraq, rich in
human and natural resources, possessed the ability
to rebuild itself. Pakistan, he said, was willing to
cooperate in the reconstruction of infrastructure
and rebuilding of Iraq's economy.
Stressing the need for enhancing trade ties with
Iraq, the prime minister called for an early meeting
of the joint ministerial commission to increase
cooperation between the two countries.
The prime minister said that businessmen could be
included in the joint ministerial commission to
increase interaction between private sectors of both
the countries.
The prime minister also said that Pakistan supported
Iraq's sovereignty and independence, adding that the
country had played a major role in the Middle East
and had potential to develop itself into a peaceful
and vibrant country with the help of the Ummah and
the world at large. The Iraqi foreign minister
thanked the prime minister for Pakistan's support to
the process of restoration of peace in Iraq.
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