President of the Republic Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid affirmed, today, Thursday, Iraq's keenness to enhance economic and investment cooperation with its brothers and friends. A statement by the Presidency of the Republic's media stated: "President of the Republic Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid received, today, Thursday, at Baghdad Palace, the Secretary-General of the Council of Arab Economic Unity, Ambassador Mohammadi Ahmed Al-Ni and his accompanying delegation." During the meeting, according to the statement, efforts to develop and support Arab economic work were reviewed, as well as ways to confront economic challenges in coordination and cooperation with the relevant Iraqi governmental institutions. The President of the Republic stressed Iraq's keenness to enhance economic and investment cooperation with its brothers and friends, and to provide the appropriate environment to contribute to major strategic development projects, explaining: "Iraq stands today on the threshold of a new phase of security stability a nd economic development, and it looks forward to fruitful cooperation and a real economic partnership." For its part, the guest delegation expressed its thanks and appreciation to the President of the Republic and his future vision for improving the reality of joint economic work, expressing its hope for Iraq's support for the work of the Council in order to achieve the higher goals that serve common interests. Source: National Iraqi News Agency