(Hina) - On the second day of her official visit to Iraq on Sunday, Croatia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Vesna Pusić, met with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq.
Croatia and Iraq have traditionally good relations, and because of its own recent past Croatia very well understands the challenges faced by Iraq, Minister Pusić said. Croatia is a member of the coalition against Islamic State and will continue to help Iraq through the coalition mechanisms as well, minister added. Speaking of the economy, Minister Pusić said that Croatian companies were ready to operate on the Iraqi market, especially in electrification, infrastructure construction and the defence industry, notably in the modernisation of tanks.
"Croatian companies have a tradition of operating in Iraq," Minister Pusić said.
Deputy Prime Minister al-Mutlaq said that Iraq was also interested in the food industry and he showed an interest in the process of liberation of Croatia, particularly in the process of peaceful reintegration of the Danube region.
Later in the day, Minister Pusić is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi.