US Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that his country is very proud of the strong partnership with Iraq emphasizing on the deep roots of the ties between the two countries.
During a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Blinken said that Washington’s partnership with Iraq goes beyond countering Daesh and is based on mutual respect.
This is a solid piece by my friend and former colleague Mark. Despite deep depth of experience on #Iraq issues (POTUS himself, Blinken, Austin, McGurk, Kahl), Iraq policy remains ambiguous, ISIS aside.
— Douglas Ollivant (@DouglasOllivant) July 21, 2021
Clarity would be helpful. https://t.co/NJunVipeED
Fuad Hussein is part of a high-ranking delegation on a visit to the US and President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at the White House on July 26.
Al-Kadhimi is expected to push for a concrete timetable of foreign troop withdrawal during the meeting.
Iraq’s foreign minister said that Baghdad is keen to develop and strengthen relations with Washington in all fields including economically and politically.
Hussein expressed his hopes that the results of discussions between Iraq and America will serve both countries.
He added that the US is a key partner in the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh and that his government needs to exchange information with Washington to confront the terrrorist organisation.
The foreign minister added that Daesh still exists as a terrorist and military organisation and that the recent suicide bombing in Sadr City proves that Daesh remnants are still active.
Officials say the US and Iraq are expected to formalize the end of Washington's combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year and continue the transition toward training and advising Iraqi forceshttps://t.co/Jq9pnZmdGm
— WION (@WIONews) July 23, 2021
Hussein called on the international community to take action to confront Daesh.
The Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh, together with its local partners, liberated all territory controlled by the extremist organization in Iraq and Syria, in March 2019.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
