Government Spokesman: Prime Minister will discuss 5 basic files during his visit to Washington

Baghdad-INA  
The Iraqi government spokesman, Basim Al-Awadi, detailed today, Sunday, the agenda of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani’s visit to Washington, while specifying 5 basic files that will include the latter’s meetings with US President Joe Biden.
Al-Awadi told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The main topic of the visit of the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, to Washington is to discuss the prospects for the future relationship post- international coalition phase, and then move to the comprehensive relations between the two parties, including the security, military and armament aspects.”
He pointed out that "among the files that will be discussed during the visit also are the financial file and what is related to the decisions of the US Treasury, the impact of Iraqi banks and the debts owed by Iraq, as well as the regional file and what is related to the Gaza war and Iraq's relations with neighboring countries and regional countries," stressing that " Five files will be the main ones and will cover the meetings in Washington.”
Al-Awadi stressed that "Prime Minister wants this visit to be successful and to produce realistic and effective results that will positively affect the Iraqi interior, reflect on the regional side, and develop the ABCs of the Iraqi-American relationship."
Regarding the seriousness of activating the strategic framework and scheduling the withdrawal of the international coalition, Al-Awadi said: “This file has been decided by the Iraqi and American parties, and the Iraqi government is 100% serious about this matter, and the Prime Minister cannot be flattering about this issue or debate it, as it relates to the future of Iraq and the country’s sovereignty and is not subject to maneuver.”
He stressed that "what the Prime Minister says is what he is working on, and he will discuss future relations after the international coalition, and the negotiations will lead to positive results and a timetable for withdrawal," stressing that "this fact cannot be doubted."
 
Al-Awadi pointed out that “Iraq has a position known to the world regarding Gaza war, and the Prime Minister spoke about it in international, Arab and regional forums, and conveyed Iraq’s point of view and position on what is going on in Gaza,” noting that “the statement of the press secretary in the White House and the Prime Minister’s Media Office Regarding the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington, he pointed out that the regional reality in the Arab Levant region and our regional neighborhood affects Iraq.
 
He concluded by saying: “Iraq is a sovereign state, and the Prime Minister seeks for Iraq to play its appropriate role and position in proportion to its size in various historical, civilization and humanitarian fields in the correct manner,” pointing out that “the American administration is working in this direction, and therefore regional issues will present at various levels.”