Al-Aboudi: Al-Zidi will not run in the upcoming elections, and completing the cabinet will precede his visit to Washington in July.
Al-Aboudi: Al-Zidi will not run in the upcoming elections, and completing the cabinet will precede his visit to Washington in July.
2026-06-21
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Cabinet spokesman Haider al-Aboudi confirmed on Sunday that the cabinet will be completed in the first half of the month, ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington.
Al-Aboudi said in a press conference attended by Shafaq News Agency that “the first half of next July will witness the completion of the ministerial cabinet.”
He added that “the cabinet will be completed before Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington in mid-July,” indicating that “the visit will discuss the economy.”
He stressed that “one of the government’s priorities is the issue of restricting weapons to the state, according to a government vision and ministerial program,” adding that “Al-Zaydi decided not to run in the upcoming elections, and not to form a political party and participate in the elections.”
An informed source revealed last week the most prominent issues that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will carry with him during his upcoming visit to Washington in mid-July .
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “Al-Zaidi will visit the American capital at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, and is scheduled to hold a series of talks addressing a number of political, security and economic issues of common interest .”
According to the source, the most important issues to be discussed are the security agreement concluded between Baghdad and Washington, the mechanisms for withdrawing American forces after the expiration of the specified periods for their presence in Iraq, in addition to discussing the future of security cooperation between the two countries .
He pointed out that “the economic aspect will have an important part in the discussions, especially with regard to the proposal to establish an Iraqi financial fund in the United States, financed by the revenues of Iraqi oil exported to the American market, to be allocated to support economic development projects, develop infrastructure, strengthen the electricity sector and address the crises and challenges associated with it .”
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi had previously announced an official visit to the United States accompanied by businessmen to expand mutual and joint investment opportunities, noting at the same time that the development fund is for the private sector and will absorb a contribution from the Central Bank worth $10 billion .
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