Al-Maliki: We are open to partnerships with America and Europe, and our hand is extended for cooperation.
Al-Maliki: We are open to partnerships with America and Europe, and our hand is extended for cooperation.
2026-02-22 08:59
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, affirmed on Sunday evening his openness to solid international partnerships such as with the United States and Europe, noting that “our hand is extended” for regional and international cooperation and integration.
Al-Maliki said in a post on the “X” platform, which was reviewed by Shafaq News Agency, that “our national responsibility towards our people and our homeland Iraq requires us to strive and dedicate our expertise to correcting and strengthening the course of the political process.”
He added, “We believe in a democratic, civil Iraq that is open to sound international partnerships, such as with the United States and Europe, with whom economic relations will bring about a revolution in expanding and deepening infrastructure, education, and developing services and energy.”
Al-Maliki continued, “We affirm that our identity is purely Iraqi, based on the will of our Iraqi people, and that our decision stems from the interest of our people first and foremost, and that our hand is extended for regional and international cooperation and integration for the benefit of the peoples of the countries of the region and the world.”
Well-informed political sources told Shafaq News Agency on Sunday that Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, insists that any decision to withdraw his nomination for the presidency of the new, troubled government must be issued by a majority of the leaders of the Coordination Framework exclusively, and not as a result of external pressure.
A responsible source within the coordination framework confirmed to the agency that the deadline given by the United States to the Shiite coordination framework to withdraw the nomination of the leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, for the premiership will end this Sunday evening.
Informed sources indicated on Saturday that the forces of the Coordination Framework were planning to hold an expanded meeting to end the political deadlock by deciding on Nouri al-Maliki’s nomination for the premiership, either by keeping him or replacing him.
The “coordination framework,” which includes ruling Shiite political forces in Iraq, is witnessing a division over the nomination of Maliki for the next government, amid American warnings of the repercussions of his selection, which prompted forces within the coalition to try to persuade him to withdraw in order to preserve the unity of the framework.
The escalating American pressure on Iraq comes as a translation of President Donald Trump’s explicit threats, which included criticism of the previous course taken by Maliki when he assumed the premiership for 8 years.
On January 24, 2026, the Coordination Framework announced the nomination of Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, for the position of Prime Minister, with a majority vote from its constituent groups.
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