On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani chaired a special meeting on the steel factory rehabilitation project in Basra Governorate, affiliated with the General Iron and Steel Company.

During the meeting, Al-Sudani was briefed, according to a statement by his media office, on the progress of work related to the rehabilitation and operation of the project, which is one of the lagging projects, and listened to a comprehensive presentation on the procedures being performed by the authorities in charge of implementing the project, which was scheduled to be opened two months ago, but some obstacles prevented it. This opening necessitated holding a special meeting.

Al-Sudani stressed “the necessity of removing all obstacles and technical problems that hinder the completion of the project, and completing the installation of smelting equipment, systems and production lines,” stressing “the importance of working more than one shift and 24 hours a day, and the necessity of the implementing agencies to adhere to the agreed upon time limits, and to adhere to As he directed during his visit to the company in March, during which he opened the rolling mill.