Baghdad /Nina/ Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani met with members of the US Congress, Mike Turner, Mickey Sherrill, Joe Wilson, and Gerry Connolly, on the sidelines of his participation in the Munich Security Conference 2024.
During the meeting, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States were discussed, ways to enhance constructive cooperation, and a number of files and issues of common interest were reviewed.
The meeting also touched on the ongoing dialogue regarding ending the international coalition’s mission in Iraq, after the Iraqi security forces reached an advanced stage of readiness and high performance, and the transition to broad bilateral relations between Iraq, the United States of America, and other coalition countries.
Al-Sudani stressed the need to develop relations between the two countries at various levels and sectors without limiting them to the security aspect only, pointing to the state of recovery that Iraq is going through, the reforms it is witnessing in various economic and financial sectors, and continuing to conclude integrated economic partnerships with countries in the region and the world, which will contribute to Promoting development and achieving stability for the country.
For their part, members of the US Congress expressed their interest in the success of the Iraqi government in several aspects, and stressed the importance of Iraq and its role in enhancing security and stability in the region./End 9
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