Iraq and Kuwait sign a strategic contract to pass international communications traffic to Europe

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[size=52]Iraq and Kuwait sign a strategic contract to pass international communications traffic to Europe[/size]

[size=45]Iraq and Kuwait signed a strategic partnership contract to pass international communications traffic to Europe via Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi Ministry of Communications stated in a statement yesterday that the General Company for Communications and Informatics, one of the ministry’s formations, signed a strategic contract to pass international communications traffic to Europe via Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The process of passing communications traffic through Turkey will be carried out through temporary transit with the Kuwaiti Al-Zajel Company, according to the statement.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi Minister of Communications, Hiam Al-Yasiri, confirmed that “the signing of the contract comes to strengthen Iraq’s strategic position in the region and maximize financial revenues in implementation of the government program and the general federal budget law.”[/size]
[size=45]The minister indicated, according to the statement, “This contract is the first of a number of contracts and projects for submarine and transit cables to pass communications traffic from the Gulf countries and the countries of South and West Asia to the continent of Europe through Iraqi sea and land ports, passing through Turkey.”[/size]
[size=45]This project, and other similar projects that are “currently under procedures,” will make Iraq a safe land corridor that competes with the only international sea corridor in the region that passes through the Suez Canal, according to Al-Yasiri.[/size]
[size=45]She pointed out that “these projects will contribute to enhancing the security stability of the country due to the presence of commercial interests and joint work with the rest of the countries of the region and the world, in addition to that they will fill an important part of the countries’ growing need for large and large Internet capacities.”[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi Ministry of Communications will sign other similar contracts, including with Saudi Arabia to land a third submarine cable for Iraq in Al-Faw, in addition to initial approvals to connect the UAE to Al-Faw and pass its capacity through Iraqi territory, according to the minister.[/size]
[size=45]She indicated that there are other measures with Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain, as “all the Arab Gulf countries want to pass their capacity through Iraq to Europe.”[/size]
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