Prime Minister: The government was keen to follow the policy of "Iraq Comes First" principle

INA-  Baghdad


Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Wednesday that the government was keen to follow the policy of the principle of “Iraq Comes First”.
 
The Prime Minister said during a recorded speech during the third Erbil Forum on (the amounting concern about the future of the Middle East), and followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Open dialogues have become part of our political approach, which enhances state-building and stability, and today we ended the stage of wars and conflicts that we suffered from for years and moved to the stage of peace and stability, and today Iraq is moving confidently towards integration with the international community based on a clear vision based on cooperation and effective partnership with brotherly and friendly countries."
 
 
He added: "Our government has been keen during the past two years to follow a policy based on the principle of Iraq first, in which the interest of Iraq and its people is at the top of our priorities, as well as positive interaction with our regional surroundings and the international community, which made Iraq part of dialogue and cooperation and regained its leading role in the region within the approach of productive diplomacy," stressing that "Iraq's openness at the regional and international levels is part of our continuous approach to expanding economic partnerships and benefiting from international experiences to support Iraq's economy."
 
Al-Sudani continued: "We continue to strengthen cooperation in various fields to ensure sustainable development, and for this we launched the Development Road Project to be an economic, cultural and social bridge, linking Asia with Europe, and we have worked hard to enhance security cooperation and combat terrorism, and we have strong relations with members of the international coalition, led by the United States of America."

He stated: "We are on the cusp of bilateral negotiations with the countries that are members of the international coalition to develop frameworks for cooperation in confronting terrorism to ensure security and stability for Iraq and the region," noting that "the government has worked to find sustainable solutions to the so-called problems between Baghdad and the region and turned them into opportunities for cooperation and integration and bring these issues out of their political framework to their legal context and we look forward to completing the procedures for exporting oil through the port of Ceyhan and opening a new page with companies operating in the region in a way that contributes to Building the Iraqi economy and fairness for citizens in the region by guaranteeing their rights in terms of salaries and entitlements."