The Iraqi Minister of Commerce, Mohammed Mahdi Saleh, stated that Iraq has imported one billion dollar worth of merchandise from Saudi Arabia under the framework of the Oil for Food Agreement, reported Al-Sharq Al-Awsat . Saleh added that the level of trade between Iraq and any other country is highly correlated with the level of official ties with such a country. — (menareport.com)
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