Minister of Communications, Hiyam Al-Yasiri, announced that the (one tera) rate for international communications passing through Iraq has been crossed. Al-Yasiri said in a statement: 'Achieving this rate with successful and continuous operation in record time is a message that we send to all countries of the world wishing to pass their communications through Iraq.' She stressed: 'Iraq has a safe, attractive and reliable route, and provides a stable level of service for transit communications, through fiber optic networks owned by the Ministry, most notably the Civilizations Road Network.' Source: National Iraqi News Agency