{"id":1151935,"date":"2026-08-16T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1151935\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T14:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:15:17","slug":"al-zaidi-urges-italian-firms-to-invest-in-iraqs-energy-and-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1151935\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Zaidi urges Italian firms to invest in Iraq&#8217;s energy and industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi urged Italian enterprises to take an active role in Iraq\u2019s comprehensive development drive, affirming Baghdad\u2019s commitment to deeper economic integration with Italy and the wider European Union, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister\u2019s Media Office on Sunday, August 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remarks came during a formal meeting at the Government Palace with the Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Iraq, Niccol\u00f2 Fontana. The two officials reviewed bilateral ties and explored mechanisms to expand strategic partnerships across the energy, industrial, and agricultural sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Key Discussion Pillars &amp; Diplomatic Highlights<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Economic Integration with Europe: Prime Minister Al-Zaidi emphasized Iraq\u2019s strategy to broaden trade, technological transfer, and direct investment partnerships with Italy and European Union member states.<\/li>\n<li>Target Investment Sectors: Baghdad is prioritizing Italian industrial and engineering expertise to modernize domestic energy infrastructure, agribusiness\/irrigation technologies, and manufacturing sectors.<\/li>\n<li>Italian Commitment to Bilateral Ties: Ambassador Niccol\u00f2 Fontana reaffirmed Rome\u2019s dedication to expanding cooperative frameworks and supporting private-sector participation in Iraq\u2019s ongoing reconstruction and infrastructure programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting aligns with the Iraqi government\u2019s broader economic policy of diversifying international partnerships and attracting European industrial leaders to support non-oil industrialization, modernize water-efficient agricultural practices, and upgrade national infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By engaging Italian firms, Baghdad aims to deploy advanced European technologies across capital investment projects while deepening institutional and commercial ties with Mediterranean and EU markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) \u2014 Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi urged Italian enterprises to take an active role in Iraq\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1151936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5174],"tags":[146134,35,2000,299,5187,1699,313364,313365,313366,313367,2661,313368],"class_list":["post-1151935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eu","tag-baghdad","tag-energy","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european","tag-european-union","tag-iraq-european-union-economic-integration","tag-iraq-italy-bilateral-economic-partnership","tag-italian-ambassador-niccolo-fontana-baghdad","tag-italian-investment-energy-agriculture-iraq","tag-oil","tag-prime-minister-ali-al-zaidi-italian-companies-iraq-2026"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117105611806672006","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1151935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1151935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1151936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1151935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1151935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1151935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}