French firm ADP wins Baghdad airport contract

PARIS Nov 2 (Reuters) - French airport operator Aeroports de Paris (ADP.PA) has won a contract to work on plans for a new international airport in Baghdad, a spokesman for ADP said on Monday.

The ADP spokesman had no details on the value of the contract, which news agency Agence France Presse said was worth 28 million euros ($41.4 million).

French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Baghdad in February to promote business opportunities for French companies, such as oil major Total (TOTF.PA) which looking to win Iraqi contracts. ($1=.6769 Euro)

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta)