Due to the high level of interest, discussions were limited to just 20 minutes each, the state-run newspaper Shanghai Daily reported on Tuesday.
China has been keen to take advantage of the many business opportunities available as a result of Iraq's rebuilding effort. The companies are hopeful of securing orders financed by a $1 billion Iraqi government budget for reconstruction goods, ranging from home appliances to construction tools, electronics, generators, turbines and other power sector equipment.
It was not however made clear how much of that money the Iraqis plan to spend in China.
