REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN IRAQ
RAJYA SABHA
In response to the
UN emergency appeal for humanitarian assistance to Iraq, India
has already announced a contribution of $20 million in cash and
kind including 50,000 MT of wheat. In view of India’s traditional
friendship with the Iraqi people, India is keen to participate
in the post war reconstruction of Iraq. Indian companies have
wide experience of working in Iraq in the 1970s and 1980s in areas
such as civil construction, infrastructural projects, industrial
rehabilitation and deployment of expert manpower. Different aspects
of the situation in Iraq such a humanitarian relief, easing or
lifting of sanctions, and a UN role in facilitating post war political
arrangements and reconstruction are currently under discussion
among members of the UN. India is engaged in these consultations.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for External Affairs Shri Vinod
Khanna in the Rajya Sabha today.
