Iraq and Poland have agreed to resume trade cooperation, following Baghdad's decision to lift a boycott of Polish goods, an official newspaper reported Friday, August 3.
Commerce Minister Muhammad Mahdi Salah, on his return from a visit to Poland, told Al-Ira newspaper that the two countries would soon launch a dialogue on economic cooperation.
In February, Iraq lifted a week-old boycott, saying Warsaw had "rectified" its stand on deadly US and British air strikes earlier the same month.
Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek's top foreign policy advisor resigned after having expressed "understanding" for the attacks on Iraq. Warsaw insisted it had not taken an official stand. ― (AFP, Baghdad)
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