PM Al-Kadhimi visits Egypt to participate in the 5-way Arab summit

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  • 22-08-2022, 11:42
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    Baghdad-INA
     
    Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will visit Egypt on Monday, to participate in a mini-Arab summit, as he will confirm the Iraqi government's endeavor to continue supporting dialogue between brothers in the region, an official source affirmed.
     
    The source told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Egypt will host today, Monday, 5-way Arab summit in Marsa Matruh in the new city of El Alamein, in the presence of leaders of 5 countries: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, and the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and King Hamad bin Isa of Bahrain.”
     
    The summit is scheduled to discuss ways to unify efforts and positions towards a number of international issues, especially the Palestinian cause, regional security challenges resulting from the Russian-Ukrainian war, and issues currently facing Arab countries, foremost of which are tensions in the Palestinian and Libyan arenas, support for peace in Yemen, and the crisis and repercussions of the third filling of the Renaissance Dam.
    The source also added, "Al-Kadhimi will confirm to the mini-Arab summit, the Iraqi government's endeavor to continue supporting dialogue between brothers in the region, and Iraq's keenness to continue the policy of balance in relations and security stability in the country, as well as its determination to enhance the role and status of Iraq at the Arab, regional and international levels for the benefit of the Iraqi people and the peoples of the region and the world.”
     
    "Al-Kadhimi highly appreciates Egypt's efforts in support of Iraqi affairs at all levels and looks forward to strengthen the cooperation frameworks between Iraq and Egypt, both bilaterally and within the framework of the comprehensive Arab cooperation mechanism, with a view to further achieving sustainable development, especially in the field of infrastructure and electric power, as well as strengthening the areas of economic, trade and investment cooperation," the source also mentioned.