EU officials propose trade and co-operation agreement with Iraq

The European Commission today proposed that it negotiate a trade and co-operation accord with Iraq and committed itself to opening an office in Baghdad early next year.

EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner signed an accord with Iraq’s envoy to the EU to open a European Commission office in Baghdad’s ‘Green Zone’ – the heavily fortified area of government offices in the heart of the Iraqi capital.