EU chief diplomat invites Iraqi Premier to visit Brussels
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia’ Al-Sudani has been officially invited to visit the European Union headquarters in Brussels.
Al-Sudani met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, in Jordan on Tuesday. They discussed the bilateral relations between Iraq and the organization representing European countries, according to a statement from the premier’s office.
The Iraqi official has been officially invited to visit the EU’s headquarters in Brussels, the statement added.
Prime Minister @mohamedshia met EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs,@JosepBorrellF on the sidelines of participation in the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership. They discussed Iraqi-EU relations and ways to enhance partnership and cooperation. pic.twitter.com/Y5wcc5WzyZ
— المكتب الإعلامي لرئيس الوزراء 🇮🇶 (@IraqiPMO) December 20, 2022
“I expressed the EU’s support for the new government’s reform agenda, and we discussed how we can contribute to the country’s stability and prosperity,” the EU diplomat tweeted following the meeting.
Congratulated #Iraq Prime Minister Al-Sudani on his appointment at Second #BaghdadConference for Cooperation and Partnership.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) December 20, 2022
I expressed EU support for new government’s reform agenda, and we discussed how we can contribute to the country’s stability and prosperity. @EUinIraq pic.twitter.com/pBbg2V5tqU
Held in Sumeih on the shores of the Dead Sea, the conference was attended by regional leaders, French President Emmanuel Macron, the United Nations envoy to Iraq, and the EU representative.
Al-Sudani asked the participating countries to help Baghdad to retrieve the “stolen money”. The country reported the “heist of the century” when more than $2 billion USD was embezzled from the tax administration.
The attendees agreed to cooperate “with Iraq to support its stability, sovereignty and the democratic process in the country,” according to the final communique of the summit. Previously, the first conference was held in the Iraqi capital in August 2021.