His Excellency Dr Ali Sindi, the Minister of Planning, received Mariko Senda and Kazuyoshi Yamashita, Project Formulation Advisors for the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and their accompanying delegation. In the meeting, they discussed cooperation and coordination between the Ministry of Planning and JICA. They also highlighted the Agency’s projects related to agricultureand strategies for developing the agricultural sector through research and human capacity building.

The Minister commended JICA’s efforts and emphasized the Ministry’s cooperation and support. He reiterated President Masud Barzani’s recommendations from last year’smeeting with JICA President Sadako Ogata,, in relation to improving Kurdistan’s agricultural land and infrastructure resources. The JICA delegation mentioned the positive results of their activities and the assistance offered by the KRG.