00:54 2023-06-18 125 Arab and international reports 0
Today, Saturday, a British report spoke about the important role of the government program that Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani developed and began implementing in stabilizing Iraq, referring to the political stability the country is currently experiencing, and the parliament’s success in approving the country’s federal budget for three years.
A report by the Middle East Monitor, which was followed by Al-Mawalaa, said: “With the help of high oil prices and a period of political calm at home and in the region, Iraq appears more stable than at any time since the US-led invasion.
In office since October last year, Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani launched a program to rebuild infrastructure and attract foreign investors.
“We are optimistic about the outlook in the short term, but there are major challenges in the medium to long term, and the Sudanese government should prepare for them,” said a Western diplomat.
Having sworn to power, Al-Sudani passed his first major test this week by passing the state budget through parliament, and he also managed a difficult diplomatic balancing act dealing with relations with arch-rivals Iran and the United States.
The government advisor for foreign affairs, Farhad Alaeddin, said that Al-Sudani served all Iraqis.
Seeking to boost the economy, Al-Sudani has turned to foreign investment, including reviving a $27 billion deal with France’s Total Energy and Qatar Energy to develop oil and gas production.
Meanwhile, his diplomatic overtures have included visits to Germany, France and Saudi Arabia, but in particular, he has secured support from the United States, which has 2,500 troops in Iraq to advise and help fight the remnants of ISIS.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said the government’s agenda for economic reform and fighting corruption is “exactly what the doctor ordered.”
“We will support the work of this government through those steps,” she said in Baghdad in May, describing Iraq as a place for cooperation rather than a “battlefield.”
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