Trade ministry signs contracts to ensure provisions (17/01/05)

The Iraqi Trade Minister Dr Mohammed al-Jibouri has said that several contracts have been signed to import million tones of Australian wheat, 320 thousand tones of Thai rice, 220 thousand tones of sugar and more than 38 thousand tones of dry milk, quantities of children milk and food from French origins, indicating that the ministry is seeking to upgrade quality levels of the ration card presented for Iraqi citizens.

In an exclusive statement to as-Sabah journal, al-Jubari clarified that the ministry is in its way to open six seeds mills over this year which will contribute in fulfilling the shortages in the ration card as well as accelerating supplying process.

He declared the ministry's intention to increase clauses of the ration card in case of availability increases in the Trade Ministry budget. He pointed out that a plan has been put to ensure protection of the trucks loaded with food stuff to prevent stealing it by saboteurs and thieves to ensure its safety arrival to the citizens.

Concerning the signing contracts, Trade Ministry has given priority for several sedate and reliable companies, notably, these companies have fulfill their commitments in implementing the signing contracts specifying items of the ration card as well as encouraging the Iraqi companies in this trend.