China's anti-desertification efforts inspirational: Iraqi minister

STORY: China's anti-desertification efforts inspirational: Iraqi minister DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of China's tree-plating effortsvarious of forestsSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JASSIM AL-FALAHI, Iraqi Minister of EnvironmentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JASSIM AL-FALAHI, Iraqi Minister of EnvironmentSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): JASSIM AL-FALAHI, Iraqi Minister of Environment STORYLINE: Iraqi Environment Minister Jassim al-Falahi said China's experience in reforestation and fighting desertification has injected lots of inspiration into the Middle East country. He made the remarks on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought marked by the United Nations on June 17 every year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): JASSIM AL-FALAHI, Iraqi Minister of Environment "We really commend the great positive steps taken by the People's Republic of China, especially in the field of anti-desertification and forestry, and this vegetation cover is definitely o