Dr. Walid Abbas, Assistant Minister of Housing and supervisor of his office, held a meeting with Major General Walid Farouk Al-Baroudi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Construction and Housing Cooperatives, to follow up the progress of work on the projects of the General Authority for Cooperatives, and the position of joint projects with the New Urban Communities Authority, in the presence of a number of officials. two bodies.
Dr. Walid Abbas conveyed the greetings of Dr. Asim Al-Jazzar, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, to the officials and employees of the Cooperatives Authority, who was assigned to hold this meeting to follow up the progress of work on the projects of the General Authority for Cooperatives, and the position of joint projects with the New Urban Communities Authority, explaining that the Minister of Housing provides all The necessary support for the Public Authority for Building and Housing Cooperatives, to perform its important and pivotal role in the field of cooperative housing, in implementation of the directives of the political leadership, by meeting the needs of citizens in obtaining adequate housing.
Major General Walid Farouk Al-Baroudi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Construction and Housing Cooperatives, gave a presentation on the axes of the work of the General Authority for Construction and Housing Cooperatives, which are represented in the establishment of cooperative projects and modern societies in new cities through the annexation of lands, planning and offering them to cooperative housing associations and productive cooperative societies. He also reviewed the position of the projects being implemented, explaining that the number of housing units implemented by the authority and the associations under its supervision exceeded 1.4 million housing units.
During the meeting, Dr. Walid Abbas and Major General Walid Al-Baroudi reviewed the position of joint projects between the New Urban Communities Authority and the General Authority for Building and Housing Cooperatives, the challenges facing some of these projects, and the proposed solutions to overcome them. It was agreed to form a joint working group between the two sides to develop solutions. On this occasion, Dr. Walid Abbas directed the preparation of a comprehensive memorandum of all common issues between the two sides, and the development of proposals for radical solutions to all problems, and presenting them to the Board of Directors of the New Urban Communities Authority.