Political| 02:19 – 21/03/2023
Baghdad – Mawazine News
The European Parliament’s Committee on Relations with Iraq praised the “positive” steps taken by the Iraqi government in the areas of developing the economy and fighting corruption.
“The Committee on Relations with Iraq in the European Parliament, hosted at the parliament’s headquarters in Brussels, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein and his accompanying delegation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement received by Mawazine News.
During the meeting, they discussed “the prospects for cooperation between the two sides and ways to enhance the work of the Iraq Committee in the European Parliament in order to serve the development of bilateral relations and the implementation of mutual commitments in the partnership and cooperation agreement between Iraq and the European Union. The European side stressed that the European Parliament is in the final approvals to establish the joint parliamentary partnership committee between the two sides, which was agreed to be formed during the visit of the European delegation to Iraq.”
The statement added that “the minister stressed the important role played by parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening relations between Iraq and the European Union, stressing the need to strengthen this important role.”
He continued, “The deputies exchanged views with the minister on the developments of the political, economic and security situation in Iraq, and praised the positive steps taken by the Iraqi government in the fields of developing the economy, combating corruption and the association of this government with political stability.”
The Foreign Minister referred to “the priorities of the Iraqi government of respecting sovereignty, building balanced relations with regional and international actors and moving away from the policy of axes, as well as the government’s basic mission to advance the economic reality by carrying out radical economic reforms and combating corruption.”
He stressed, “Iraq has become a positive regional actor, as the Baghdad conferences 1.2 led to a great rapprochement between many regional powers and the recent agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Iraq played a great role in preparing for it and making it possible.”
He stressed “the importance of the role played by the European Union in supporting Iraq in its serious steps towards strengthening the democratic system that led to the affirmation of the principle of peaceful transfer of power and the development of civil society and free media in Iraq after decades of dictatorship.” It’s over 29/N33
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If Iraq has taken positive steps towards the economy, isnt that a reason to rv the currency? Quit dragging your feet Iraq and get it done!
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