During a meeting with the Senior Deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nizar Al-Khairallah His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Nabeel Kadim Abid Al-Sahib reviewed the Ministry’s readiness on studying the Iraqi-Chinese University project and cooperating in a number of scientific and academic fields between Baghdad and Beijing. Dr. Abid Al-Sahib demonstrated results of the consultations conducted by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry with its Chinese counterpart within the framework of cultural relations. His Excellency highlighted that Iraqi higher education institutions are keen on scientific and academic cooperation between the two sides, especially with researches on combat desertification and technology of renewable energies, promoting relations and scientific exchange between university institutions, benefiting from Chinese experiences and drawing the perspective of cooperation in the field of mutual scholarships. Dr. Abid Al-Sahib expressed the Ministry readiness on inking understanding and coordinating in light of the official contexts and fields approved for studying the Iraqi-Chinese University project and identifying the majors that serve bilateral relations. For his part, Mr. Al-Khairallah reviewed the consultations with the Chinese side and the adopted aspects of understanding between the two countries.