US President Joe Biden congratulated the Iraqi government on the success of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, which was held on Saturday.
He stressed that Washington “will continue to support Iraq to work together to achieve stability in the Middle East,” adding, “We will continue to strengthen bilateral relations with Iraq in accordance with the framework of the Strategic Dialogue Agreement.”
For its part, the US State Department said, on Saturday, that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken affirmed, in a phone call with Iraqi President Barham Salih, Washington’s long-term commitment to “a strong, stable and prosperous Iraq.”
Blinken emphasized, “The long-term, deep and multifaceted strategic partnership with Iraq serves the American people.” To a new stage that depends on better capabilities of the Iraqi security forces.”
He said Washington will continue “as the leader of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, and as part of the It is the mission of NATO-NATO in Iraq to train, advise and empower Iraqi forces.”
Blinken also praised the efforts of the Iraqi government to hold “free and fair” elections on October 10.)
This comes as Arab heads of state and prominent officials from the region met Saturday at a conference hosted by Iraq.
(French President Emmanuel Macron also attended the Baghdad meeting, which he hailed as a major boost to Iraq and its leadership.
The high-level meeting sent a message of Arab solidarity with Iraq, which has increasingly drawn into Iran’s orbit in recent years.)
Macron, whose country co-organised the conference, described Saturday’s meeting as “historic”, as it stresses Iraq’s return to stability following the devastating war against ISIS, which was defeated in 2017.
