Romanowski: The negotiations focus on the American military presence in Iraq… and announce a “tremendous achievement”
Romanowski: The negotiations focus on the American military presence in Iraq… and announce a “tremendous achievement”
03/14/2024
The US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, confirmed that her country is “committed to Iraq’s security, stability, and sovereignty.”
Romanowski said, in an article, “American and Iraqi leaders are conducting negotiations regarding the transition of the work of the international coalition, specifically the American military presence.”
She added, “We want the Iraqi security forces to have the necessary capabilities to confront future threats,”
and continued, “We need economic, cultural, educational, and popular relations that build a modern Iraq that is stable, secure, sovereign, prosperous, and connected to the world,” stressing that “the United States is still the largest donor and supporter of Iraq.”
Romanowski noted, “Our embassy in Baghdad and our Consulate General in Erbil issue thousands of visas annually to support the travel of Iraqis, reunite them with their families, enroll in universities, conduct research, establish commercial relations, and receive medical treatment.”
She stressed that Washington’s support for “the Central Bank of Iraq in increasing the number of commercial correspondent banking relationships for Iraq is a tremendous achievement for Iraq in normalizing global trade relations and conducting its trade safely using the US dollar.”
She stressed, “We are working to build bridges between the people of the United States and Iraq that will last for many generations.”
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