NNA - Minister of Industry, George Bouchkian, on Monday inaugurated the Lebanese-Iraqi Business Forum's conference in Baghdad.

In his word, Bouchkian said: "Our need for each other constitutes a driving force and immunity for our economies within a merciless globalized system and amid the widespread of a deadly terrifying pandemic."

He went on to say that the Lebanese-Iraqi relations must be a model for the Arab nations to follow, highlighting the importance of the establishment of a joint Arab market.

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