Japanese fact-finding mission visits Basra in southern Iraq

Japanese fact-finding mission visits Basra in southern Iraq

KHOR AL ZUBAIR, Iraq - A fertilizer factory in Khor Al Zubair in southern Iraqi province of Basra, which a Japanese fact-finding mission visited on Feb. 10, remains superannuated. The mission visited the oil-rich Basra Province on Feb. 9 and 10 to pave the way for Japan to provide yen-loan assistance for Iraq's reconstruction. (Kyodo)

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