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Ambassador Jan Vyčítal visited Ramadi, talked with the Anbar Governor

On 13 March 2018, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Iraq, H.E. Jan Vyčítal paid visit to Ramadi. The objective of the visit was to meet the Governor of the Anbar province, Mr. Muhammed Al-Halbusi and officials of the Provincial Council, and discuss recovery and development needs of the province, as well as investment and business opportunties. On the occassion on his visit, the Ambassador also surveyed the city of Ramadi to assess damage caused by Daesh and to review the progress of recovery.


 

At his meeting with Governor Al-Halbusi, Ambassador Vyčítal recalled the support the Czech Republic provided to Iraq in its fight against Daesh and in improving lives of internally displaced persons. He also stressed Czech Republic’s continued commitment to helping Iraq with its recovery and development and its readiness to explore opportunities for Czech companies to invest and initiate business relations with the Anbar province. Governor Al-Halbusi stressed importance of the Anbar Province stabilisation for Iraq and offered an overview of the extent of damage caused in fight against Daesh. He also provided a summary of business opportunities in Anbar province while highlighting his Governorate’s commitment to provide secure and stable environment for potential Czech investors. The Provincial Council members and mayors of province’s districts talked about the needs and opportunities in individual Anbar cities and across various public and private sectors. They highlighted urgent requirements of support in areas both affected by Daesh and those lying outside. They also introduced prospective areas for investments by the Czech companies, including the extractive sector, agriculture or healthcare, to the Ambassador.

The UNDP has been executing several projects to stabilize the Anbar province and the Czech Republic has contributed CZK 25 000 000 (appx. USD 1.2 m) to the UNDP in Iraq in 2017 alone.

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