Politics 04/2020 18:23 474
Baghdad today – Baghdad
Foreign Minister Muhammad Ali al-Hakim revealed the goal of the negotiations between Baghdad and Washington, which were discussed in a recent meeting that brought together resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and US Ambassador Matthew Toller, while confirming that the Foreign Ministry received a paper in this regard.
Hakim said in a tweet on his Twitter account, “The Iraqi Foreign Ministry received a message from the American State proposing negotiations based on the concepts presented in the strategic framework and a comprehensive review on the future of relations in the economic, cultural, commercial and security exchanges, bilateral and regionally. We welcome this initiative and we will set an appropriate date.”
On Sunday, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi welcomed the opening of a strategic dialogue between the Iraqi government and the United States of America.
The media office of Abdul-Mahdi said, in a statement, that the latter “welcomed the opening of a strategic dialogue between the Iraqi and American governments, in order to achieve their mutual interests and in light of the decisions and developments in Iraq and the region.”
He pointed out that “this came during the reception of His Excellency the American Ambassador to Baghdad Matthew Toller, who confirmed to the Prime Minister Mr. Washington’s proposal to specify the negotiating delegation and the date for the start of the talks, which was previously proposed by Iraq in various messages and meetings.”
And he added, “The meeting included discussing common files, including combating the spread of the Corona pandemic, the importance of cooperation and coordination between countries of the world to control the virus, protect lives from the risks of infection, and procedures for forming the new Iraqi government.”
The Iraqi-American relations witnessed tension after Washington carried out the assassination of the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, General Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Authority, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, with air strikes at Baghdad International Airport, early this year, which was followed by the House’s vote to cancel The security agreement and setting a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces from the country.
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