Saudi Arabia and Iraq have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the field of the digital economy and digital government.
According to the statement, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha has examined the cooperation between the two countries with the Minister of Communications of the Republic of Iraq Eng. Arkan Shihab Al-Shaibani and the accompanying delegation.
The meeting was attended by the Iraqi Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Abdulsattar Al-Janabi and a number of senior Saudi officials.
As per the statement, “The meeting reviewed the leading Saudi experience in the fields of digital transformation and the development of communications and infrastructure, which contributed to enhance achieving advanced positions by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in this field, and supporting the expansion of the Saudi technology companies in the Iraqi markets.”
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Saudi-Iraqi Technical Forum was held in which the Technology Agency discussed the trends and initiatives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Furthermore, some Saudi technology companies highlighted promising investment opportunities, in addition to the technical services provided, as per the statement.
Recently, the Saudi-Iraqi Political, Security and Military Committee held its third meeting remotely from the capital Riyadh, as part of the work of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council.
The meeting was chaired by the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iraqi counterpart Mr. Fuad Hussein, to discuss the topics on the committee’s agenda, which are a continuation of the previous meetings.
