Sarayreh attends Iraq reconstruction conference

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs Jamal Sarayreh on Thursday said that Jordan, in line with His Majesty King Abdullah's directives, believes in the importance of supporting Iraq's stability and reconstruction, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Deputising for the Prime Minister, Sarayreh said at the opening of the conference "Supporting Iraq's Economy, Reconstruction and Health" that the progress of reconstruction, in the world in general and Iraq in particular, is faced by many challenges including deaths, bloodsheds, destruction and intellectual extremism.

The present conference seeks to discuss remedy plans to support Iraq and grant it the maximum number of funding opportunities, he said. Representative of the Iraqi government Qasem Hattab praised Jordan's support to Iraq and stressed its importance in fostering the reconstruction efforts.