Today's Newspapers Focus On The Results Of PM's Visit To Washington
Baghdad / NINA / -Newspapers issued today, Sunday, focused on the results of the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani to Washington.
Al-Zawraa newspaper, which is published by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, said that the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, directed the Iraqi embassy in Washington to follow up on all files and understandings with the United States, and to provide the best services to the Iraqi community, and when he returned to Baghdad after concluding his visit to the United States, he confirmed that the development road project will be the least expensive and fastest in transportation.
A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Media Office stated: “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani paid a visit to the Iraqi embassy in Washington on the sidelines of his official visit to the United States of America.”
The statement indicated that the Prime Minister reviewed the work of the embassy and the performance of its employees and workers, praising “the efforts made during his current official visit, and the good organization, especially what was made by the Iraqi ambassador to the United States.”
Al-Sudani called on the embassy team to “exert more effort, and put Iraq’s service and reputation before every action or step it takes.”
The Prime Minister explained in his conversation with the embassy team that “the understandings and files that were worked on during the visit require close follow-up and focus on the success of the subsequent requirements required by the files and bilateral memorandums of understanding with the United States of America, and working in accordance with the objectives of the government program and contributing to its achievement.”
The Prime Minister also directed the embassy staff, each according to their duties and specializations, “to give care and attention to the members of the Iraqi community in the United States, and to work to provide all possible services and facilities they need.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani confirmed that the development road project will be the lowest cost and fastest transportation corridor during the next four decades.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office stated in a statement: “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani received, at his residence in Washington, representatives of specialized research centers in Iraq and the region, on the sidelines of his official visit to the United States of America.”
At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed, according to the statement, “the importance of this visit, which coincided with the 21st anniversary of change in Iraq, and at a time when work is underway to move the relationship with America to the level of comprehensive partnership through joint committees, where constructive and frank dialogues took place with the President Biden and the members of the American administration on the mechanisms for transitioning bilateral relations, and ending the coalition’s mission, based on the framework and partnership agreement that has been suspended since 2008.”
The Prime Minister pointed out that “the business delegation that accompanied him in the visit was carefully selected, and the way was paved for a twinning contract between Iraqi and American companies, describing the Iraqi community in America as a qualitative community that includes competencies that can strengthen bilateral relations.”
Al-Sudani stated, “Iraq is proceeding with the implementation of the Development Road project,” noting that “feasibility studies have diagnosed that the project will be the lowest-cost and fastest-transporting corridor during the next four decades, indicating that among the goals of the Development Road is the localization of industries in Iraq.”
Al-Sudani stressed that “Iraq worked a lot to prevent the expansion of the conflict, and warned that the continued systematic killing of civilians would lead to violence and extremism, stressing that efforts were being made to reduce the escalation.”
The Prime Minister listened to the proposals of the centers’ representatives, and answered their questions and inquiries regarding the future relationship with the United States, tension in the region, Iraq’s foreign relations, and economic and climate challenges.
In addition, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani returned to the capital, Baghdad, after concluding his official visit to the United States. The Prime Minister’s Media Office said in a statement: “Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani returned to the capital, Baghdad, after concluding his official visit to the United States of America, which included holding a series of meetings, discussions, seminars, dialogue sessions, and other events, which are as follows:
■ Meeting with US President Joseph Biden
■ Receiving Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
■ Visit the Pentagon headquarters and meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
■ Receiving Czech Prime Minister Peter Fiala
■ Receiving US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
■ Receiving US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo
■ Sponsoring the signing of 18 memorandums of understanding in energy, economy, oil sector development, and the pharmaceutical industry
■ Receiving a number of members of the House of Representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties
■ Receiving the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the US House of Representatives, Seth Molten
■ Receiving Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine
■ Receiving US Senator Lindsey Graham
■ Receiving a number of former US ambassadors who served in Iraq.
■ Receiving US Wheat Council Chairman Vince Peterson
■ Receiving a delegation from JP Morgan Bank
■ Receiving Scott Strazik, President of GE Vernova Energy Technology Company
■ Receiving a delegation from the American company Stellar Energy
■ Receiving a delegation from the American company General Dynamics
■ Receiving a delegation from the American company (Baker Hughes).
■ Receiving a delegation from Lockheed Martin, which is responsible for manufacturing F16 aircraft.
■ Receiving the President of the American Hanwell Company, Ken West
■ Receiving KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions President Ji Ibrahim in Houston
■ Receiving a number of major American companies specialized in the field of oil and gas met in the city of Houston in a workshop
■ A meeting with an elite group of Iraqi businessmen in the US state of Michigan
■ Receiving a delegation from the Baker Institute for Energy Studies and Research in Houston
■ A meeting with representatives of research centers specialized in Iraq and the region in Washington
■ Dialogue at the Atlantic Council Foundation in Washington, DC
■ Dialogue seminar at Johns Hopkins University in Washington
■ Meeting with a group of the Iraqi community in Washington, DC
■ A meeting with the Iraqi community in the American city of Houston
■ Meeting a large crowd of the Iraqi community at the Islamic Forum in the American state of Michigan
■ Meeting with a group of the Iraqi community at the Iraqi Chaldean Center in the US state of Michigan
■ An artifact dating back to the Sumerian civilization (2900-3000 years BC) was received from the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
■ Receiving the family of American citizen Kayla Mueller, who was kidnapped by ISIS terrorist gangs in the Syrian city of Aleppo in 2013, and was killed in 2015.
■ A meeting with representatives and correspondents of a number of Western media outlets in Washington
■ Interview with CNN
■ Interview with the American newspaper The Washington Post
■ A press interview with Al-Monitor
■ Interview with the Wall Street Journal
■ A television interview with the American PBS channel
■ Visit the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, and meet its employees
Al-Sabah newspaper, for its part, said that after an official visit that lasted nearly a week, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani returned yesterday, Saturday, to the capital, Baghdad, after concluding his official visit to the United States of America, which included holding a series of meetings, discussions, seminars, dialogue sessions, and other events.
It said that Al-Sudani met at the White House with US President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and held extensive and comprehensive discussions with the US administration. The Prime Minister discussed important topics with Biden, including implementing the provisions of the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries in 2008, and focusing on the areas of cooperation, economic and commercial exchange, education, health and infrastructure sectors and other provisions of the agreement, and completing the dialogue between Baghdad and Washington regarding the presence of American forces and the international coalition in Iraq.
The Prime Minister visited the headquarters of the Pentagon, the US Ministry of Defense, and met with Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, with whom he discussed the prospects for military cooperation between the two countries. During his stay in Washington, he also received Czech Prime Minister Peter Fiala.
Al-Sudani met with US Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and US Undersecretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, with whom he held important discussions regarding financial and banking reform in Iraq and cooperation to rehabilitate Iraqi banking institutions and meet the requirements of international monetary exchange. The Prime Minister sponsored the signing of 18 memorandums of understanding in energy, economy, and development of the oil sector and pharmaceutical industry between Iraq and the United States. He also received a number of members of the US House of Representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as the head of the Democratic Caucus in the US House of Representatives, Seth Molten, and he also received a US Senator Tim Kaine, and prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham.
During the visit, Al-Sudani held a meeting with a number of former US ambassadors who served in Iraq. He also received Vince Peterson, head of the American Wheat Council, and discussed with him prospects for cooperation in food security issues and the government’s future plans to export flour through cooperation with private mills in the private sector.
During his visit to the state of Michigan, where the Arab and Iraqi community is the largest, the Prime Minister met with an elite group of Iraqi businessmen, received a delegation from the Baker Institute for Energy Studies and Research in Houston, and met with representatives of research centers specialized in Iraq and the region in Washington.
As part of his dialogues with research institutions, Al-Sudani conducted a dialogue at the Atlantic Council Foundation in the American capital, Washington. He also conducted a dialogue symposium at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, and met with a group of the Iraqi community in the American capital, Washington, as well as the Iraqi community in the city of Houston. He also met a large crowd from the Iraqi community gathered at the “Islamic Forum” in the state of Michigan, and Al-Sudani also met a group of the Iraqi community at the “Chaldean-Iraqi Center” in the state of Michigan.
The Prime Minister received an artifact dating back to the Sumerian civilization (2900-3000 BC) from the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
During his official visit, Al-Sudani met with representatives and correspondents of a number of Western media outlets in Washington. He also conducted an interview with the American CNN news network, an interview with the Washington Post newspaper, a press interview with the Al-Monitor website, and an interview with the Wall Street Journal,” and Al-Sudani also conducted a television interview with the American channel PBS.
At the conclusion of his official visit to the United States, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani visited the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, and met with its staff. He praised “the efforts made during his current official visit, and the good organization, especially what was made by the Iraqi ambassador to the United States.”
Al-Sudani called on the embassy team to “exert more effort, and put the service and reputation of Iraq before every action or step they take,” and explained in his conversation with the embassy team that “the understandings and files that were worked on during the visit require close follow-up and focus on the success of the subsequent requirements required by the files and bilateral memorandums of understanding with the United States of America, and working in accordance with the objectives of the government program and contributing to its achievement.”
The Prime Minister also directed the embassy staff, “to give care and attention to the members of the Iraqi community in the United States, and to work to provide all possible services and facilities that they need./End.”
