Turkey will host the Fifth Donor Committee meeting of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) which will be held in Istanbul on 20th March 2007 at Conrad Hotel. IRFFI has two trust funds: The World Bank Iraq Trust Fund and the United Nations Development Group (UNDG).
Within the framework of this gathering, firstly the Iraq Reconstruction Forum (IRFO) will be held on 19th March 2007 at Conrad Hotel Istanbul, at 09.00, and will be chaired by Dr . Ali Baban, the Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation of the Republic of Iraq.
130 high-level delegates from 19 donor countries contributing to the reconstruction efforts in Iraq and an Iraqi delegation of 30 representatives, which might include Ministers, are expected to attend to the IRFFI meeting on 20th March 2007, Tuesday, chaired by Ambassador Michael Bell, the IRFFI Chair.