On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih met with the Minister of Planning, Khalid Batal. The meeting took place at al-Salam Palace in Baghdad.

The Ministry of Planning plays an important role in setting developments plans, economic and social reforms, and developing human resources and population policies, President Salih said, and these should be done in accordance with the priorities of the Iraqi citizens.

Moreover, he spoke about the need to rehabilitate the public and private sectors. To this end, challenges being faced should be overcome while housing problems should be resolved.

The President emphasized how important it was to work towards addressing unemployment and poverty.

His Excellency Salih was briefed by Mr. Najim about the functioning of the Ministry of the Planning and its future plans that would ensure the functioning of the institutions perfectly and address the challenges faced by the Ministry in carrying out the tasks entrusted to it.