The American embassy talks to (Baghdad Today) about Al-Kazemi's upcoming visit to Washington

The American embassy talks to (Baghdad Today) about Al-Kazemi's upcoming visit to Washington

08/11/2020 15:12



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(Baghdad Today) News Agency, Tuesday (August 11, 2020), addressed a question to the US embassy in the capital, Baghdad, regarding its opinion on the visit of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to Washington on the 20th of this month.

The American embassy answered its opinion of the visit, saying, "This visit comes at a critical time for both the United States and Iraq, as we continue our cooperation to ensure the defeat of ISIS and address the challenges of the Corona pandemic."

Regarding what this visit will achieve, the embassy affirmed, "We, as close partners, will work for the United States and Iraq to expand our relations through a range of issues that include security, energy, health care and economic cooperation."

The Washington embassy responded to a question about the launch of the second round of the strategic dialogue with Baghdad, saying, "US President Donald Trump will receive Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi at the White House on August 20, 2020."

On Saturday (August 8, 2020), the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement regarding his visit, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to Washington, while it revealed the visit files after an official invitation from the United States.

The office said in a statement received (Baghdad today), "The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, begins next week, an official visit to the United States of America, at the head of a government delegation, based on an official invitation."

He added, "Al-Kazemi will meet with US President Donald Trump, on the twentieth of this month."

The statement added that "the visit will include discussing the files of bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States of America, issues of common interest, and joint cooperation in the fields of security, energy, health, economy and investment, and ways to enhance them."

The Prime Minister's Office indicated that "the visit will also discuss the issue of addressing the Corona pandemic, and bilateral cooperation in a way that serves the common interests of the two countries."

The US presidency had announced earlier that Donald Trump planned to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi at the White House on August 20.

The White House said in a statement, "This visit, which will take place on August 20, comes at a crucial stage for the United States and Iraq, while we continue to cooperate in order to permanently defeat ISIS and face the challenges resulting from the spread of the new Corona virus epidemic."

The statement added that "the United States and Iraq, as close partners, are looking forward to expanding relations between them," explaining that "they will discuss cooperation in the fields of security, energy and health," according to "AFP."

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