When Mohammad Ali-Hassan, the governor of Al-Muthanna Province in southern Iraq, visited Tokyo last week, he thanked Japan for the aid it has given to his province, where Ground Self-Defense Force troops have been deployed.
But Ali-Hassan did not forget to ask for more.
"The time has come to carry out bigger projects in the public service sector that will outlast Japan's presence," Ali-Hassan told a news conference Friday through an interpreter.