Al-Kazemi to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives: Iraq is a sovereign state, and dealing with it is according to this principle

Al-Kazemi to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives: Iraq is a sovereign state, and dealing with it is according to this principle

Saturday 22 August 2020 | 11:11 a.m.

Al-Kazemi to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives - Iraq is a sovereign state and dealing with it is according to this principlePrime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi affirmed that Iraq is a sovereign state and that dealing with it is in accordance with this principle.

Al-Kazemi’s office said in a statement that “Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi met today in the US Congress, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi,” indicating that “the meeting was attended by the leader of the Republican minority in the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, and members of the House of Representatives are both members of Bipartisan Anna Echo and Rep. Stephen Lynch, Republican member Devin Nunes. ”

He added, “During the meeting, they discussed ways to develop relations between Iraq and the United States of America in the security, economic, educational and other fields, and they discussed increasing the efficiency of the Iraqi security forces and their combat capabilities in a way that moves the relationship between the two countries to a new stage, and the issue of displaced persons and minorities was discussed.”

Al-Kazemi stressed that “Iraq is a sovereign state, and dealing with it is in accordance with this principle,” stressing “the need to strengthen cooperation between Iraq and the United States of America, especially in the economic field.”

He stressed that “the prospects for cooperation between Baghdad and Washington are not limited to the security and military side only, but go beyond it to various fields that include rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq and building economic partnerships with the United States of America,” noting that “the strategic dialogue that took place between the Iraqi and American sides during his visit to Washington.” Several important points were summarized from it, which would establish a new phase of bilateral relations between the two countries.

For her part, the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomed Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his accompanying delegation, and praised the steps taken by Al-Kazemi since assuming his duties in the government, and the efforts made by the Iraqi government in the file of the components and the displaced.

Pelosi added that “the United States of America supports the current Iraqi government and its national orientations,” noting that “Iraq is an independent country and an important country in a difficult region, and that there is a consensus to support the independence of the Iraqi government, rehabilitate the Iraqi state and support Iraq’s efforts in the war against ISIS.”

In this context, Al-Kazemi affirmed that “the file of the components and the displaced occupies a large part of the concerns of his government, and it is determined to return the displaced to their original areas, solve the problems facing Iraq’s minorities and work to support and empower them.”

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