A delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently discussed projects to provide drinking water to the province of Basra with Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Haider Al Abadi, a report said.

The meeting followed up on the water desalination project at Al Hartha in Basra, reported Iraq Business News.

Dr Al Abadi stressed to JICA the need to complete this project on time, and to overcome obstacles including the provision of adequate allocations to finance the project, the report said.