Zebari discusses with IMF the reduction of the financial crisis and the imposition of fair taxes

, the financial crisis and the imposition of fair taxes in the country.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance , a closed meeting has been conducted of finance ministers and central bank governors with General Director of the International Monetary Fund , Christine Lagarde and Institutions Fund officials to discuss the economic and financial situation in the Middle East and North Africa MENA countries .

The statement added that during the meeting , the implications of falling oil process in the exporting countries and importing energy, as well as discussing the latest steps of the financial and economic reform required to mitigate the financial crisis , to address its budget deficit and adopt a fair approach to the imposition of taxes.

The consultative meeting was attended by Minister of Finance , Hoshyar Zebari with Iraq's ambassador in Washington, as Zebari held a number of bilateral meetings with a number of delegations participating in the meeting.