His Excellency, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr.  Naeem Abd Yaser Al-Aboudi announced on launching the Chemical Assets Tracking Program and the universities’ progress in developing their specialized laboratories in cooperation with international organizations.

Dr. Al-Aboudi said that the Ministry and its academic institutions provided a scientific environment for the development of safety and security programs and projects.

His Excellency added that the launching of this program will enable universities and their specialized scientific centers to control the tracking of prohibited materials and limit the possibility of accessing them or using them to threaten humanity and the environment.

For his part, Deputy for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Ali Hamid Al-Shukri reviewed the efforts exerted to implement the Chemical Assets Tracking Program, which will work to improve the level of safety and security through the implementation of projects represented in the rehabilitation of a number of specialized laboratories in Iraqi universities, as well as training projects for workers within this program.