Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) — National Security Advisor Qasim Al-Aboudi met with Japanese Ambassador to Iraq Akira Endo on Sunday, August 16, 2026, affirming the federal government’s commitment to providing a secure and stable operating environment to attract foreign capital and revitalize the private sector.
According to an official statement from the National Security Advisory’s Media Office carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the meeting focused on expanding bilateral cooperation, enhancing security frameworks for foreign commercial operations, and accelerating Japanese direct investments across Iraq’s industrial and developmental sectors.
The diplomatic session highlights Baghdad’s strategy of linking national security policy directly with economic stability and foreign investor confidence.
By engaging Japanese institutional and technological capabilities, the Iraqi government aims to deploy advanced industrial solutions to upgrade infrastructure while offering long-term investment protections for international enterprises entering the Iraqi market.