The US Ambassador to Iraq, Elena Romanowski, said today, Friday, that Vice President Joe Biden informed the Iraqi Prime Minister that the United States would take all necessary measures for self-defense when necessary, while urging the Iraqi government to prevent attacks against Americans.
Romanowski stated, in a blog post on the “X” platform, followed by “Al-Rasheed,” that “US Vice President Kamala Harris met with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani today in Munich, Germany, and the Vice President and Sudanese Prime Minister stressed the importance of a strong and lasting partnership as stipulated.” It is stipulated in the Strategic Framework Agreement between the United States and Iraq.
She added, “The Vice President stressed the United States’ commitment to supporting Iraq in achieving a safe and stable future for its people, which is crucial to ensuring a prosperous and interconnected Middle East. The Vice President urged the Iraqi government to prevent attacks against American personnel, and expressed her appreciation for the Prime Minister’s efforts in this regard.” In this regard until now, I stressed that the safety of American personnel is a top priority for the United States, and that it will take all necessary measures for self-defense when necessary.
Romanowski added, “The two sides also discussed the importance of the continued work of the US-Iraqi Supreme Military Committee, which will pave the way for the transition to a permanent bilateral security partnership between the United States and Iraq, which is the next natural step to build on the very successful cooperation over the past ten years between Iraq and the international coalition to defeat ISIS.” .
She continued, and the two sides discussed “the importance of continuing cooperation in the fields of economics and energy between the United States and Iraq through the Supreme Coordination Committee and continuing to integrate Iraq economically more broadly into the region.” The Vice President renewed President Biden’s invitation to the Sudanese Prime Minister to visit the White House.”
