Iraq: Attempts to buy military vehicles from Canadanote

Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi is showing interest in starting armament cooperation with Canadian defence companies to buy military vehicles and equipment. He is said to be thinking of sending a military delegation to Canada for this purpose. The following 341-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what makes PM Al-Abadi be encouraged to establish such cooperation. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/47 – Nov. 18, 2016]