He was speaking to executive body members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry here Friday.

The ambassador said Iraq was also in dire need of manpower from Pakistan to complete its projects of construction, manufacturing sector and agriculture.

He said Iraq also needed Pakistan's help in education, health and engineering sectors, therefore, Pakistani educationists, doctors and engineers should avail opportunities in this oil rich country.

He informed participants that the prime minister of Pakistan would soon visit Iraq where he would be signing a number of economy related agreements.

The ambassador urged the LCCI president to arrange a sector-specific delegation to Iraq so that the businessmen could have first hand knowledge of business facilities being offered by Iraqi government.

LCCI president Irfan Qaiser Sheikh in his address of welcome said despite the fact that Pakistan and Iraq were members of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and also had close, friendly, and cooperative relations since 1947.

He said the Lahore Chamber was ready to play an effective role to promote trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.