Iraqi PM, Qatari minister meet on transportation cooperation

5/5/2025 5:51

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met visiting Qatari Transport Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani here on Sunday to discuss transportation cooperation.

The two sides reviewed bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen it, with a focus on enhancing partnership and investment in the transportation, logistics, and port sectors, according to a statement issued by al-Sudani's media office.

They discussed advancing the Iraq-proposed Development Road project and exploring opportunities to establish integrated ventures along the route to boost economic growth, said the statement.

Iraq proposed the Development Road project in May 2023, aiming to build a south-north rail and road corridor linking its Grand Faw Port in the south up to the country's border with T羹rkiye to boost economic integration. In April 2024, a quadrilateral memorandum of understanding was signed between Iraq, T羹rkiye, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to cooperate on the project.

The two sides also discussed enhancing cooperation in the management of public transportation, ports, and airports, as well as expanding prospects in the aviation sector to stimulate transport and trade across various levels and domains, it said.