Al-Sudani participates in a dialogue symposium held by Baghdad Institute for Dialogue

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  • 25-02-2024, 13:57
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    Baghdad-INA
    Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed on Sunday, that ISIS today represents a defeated organization, while indicating that major strategic projects will work to attract partnership and economic integration.
     
    The Prime Minister’s Media Office stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani participated in a dialogue symposium held by the Baghdad Institute for Dialogue, under the slogan (Regional Communication... The Centrality of Iraq), during which topics were discussed the current course of Iraqi relations with neighboring countries and the world, and the most prominent positions in this regard.”
     
    During the symposium, the Prime Minister pointed out “the importance of these research institutions in decision-making, and their focus on facts away from confusion and prejudice,” indicating that “the government has set a primary goal for its work, which is to build trust with the Iraqi street, which is itself a criterion for determining priorities in the job".
     
    Regarding the security axis, Al-Sudani stressed that “ISIS today represents a defeated organization the recent operations of our armed forces have proven its inability to exist even in remote areas if stability is achieved and the capabilities of our forces develop, they will strengthen the conviction of the possibility of ending the presence of the international coalition and moving towards bilateral relations.”
     
    Regarding the foreign relations axis, he stated that “Iraq follows a balanced approach, staying away from alliances and axes, and is open to developed relations with everyone, and has the ability to communicate with them, and also has distinguished relations with the United States and Iran.”
     
    According to the statement, the Prime Minister reviewed “the aggression against Gaza,” recalling that “the events did not begin last October 7, as much as they are the result of accumulations and years of occupation, oppression, and displacement to which our Palestinian people were subjected.”
     
    Al-Sudani reiterated "Iraq's position that rejects its lands being an arena for others' conflict," noting "the importance of the intertwining of interests in the region, and the shift from political focus to economic focus."
    He explained, "Major strategic projects, such as the Development Road Project, will work to attract partnership and economic integration, and they reinforce Iraq's idea of proposing an economic bloc, as was previously proposed at the Arab Summit, as projects that fuel development and enhance integration among Arab countries."