Iraqi-british cooperation to develop maritime navigation maps and hydrographic surveys: Iraqi Maritime Attach© Captain Mazen Al-Kaabi met with Chris Hunt, Director of Partnership and Communication with the Middle East and Africa at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), to discuss several requirements for finalizing a cooperation agreement in the field of conducting surveys and producing nautical charts.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, a statement from the Ministry of Transport indicated that the meeting was attended by the Iraqi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Permanent Representative of Iraq to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Saleh Al-Tamimi, and a number of officials from the office. Discussions focused on strengthening technical cooperation between Iraq and the UK Hydrographic Office in the areas of surveying and producing nautical charts, contributing to enhancing navigational safety in Iraqi territorial waters and shipping lanes leading to Iraqi ports, supporting national capacity-building programs, and exchanging expertise according to approved international standards.