The spokesperson for the Iraqi government, Basim Al-Awadi, revealed today, Saturday, the details of the phone call between Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' Al-Sudani and the elected U.S. President Donald Trump.
Al-Awadi said in an interview with the official agency followed by "Al-Awla" that "the call between Al-Sudani and Trump was characterized by a high degree of positivity between the two presidents, and the eagerness of both parties to communicate by phone reflects the mutual desire between Baghdad and Washington to maintain a high level of understanding and push the relations to higher levels.
He added, "The two sides emphasized the importance of moving forward with the relations. The Prime Minister referred to President Trump's positive statements about ending the war in the region and affirmed his readiness to actively participate in this path to maintain the region's stability. President Trump also expressed his anticipation of a meeting with the Prime Minister soon, which confirms that Baghdad and Washington are committed to the agreed-upon path, and what is required is cooperation to strengthen it.
He added that "Baghdad and Washington have been able, since 2011 until now, to build a solid infrastructure for their relations based on technical and professional committees and a clear roadmap starting from the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA), the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), the Higher Coordination Committee (HCC), and the Joint Security Dialogue Committee (JSCD), in addition to the roles of the foreign ministries of both countries and the roles of the ambassadors, and the continuous hotlines through the international relations committees in the Prime Minister's Office. This is crowned by the communication between the Prime Minister and senior U.S. administration officials. Each of these committees plays its role in a professional and technical manner, free from political influences, in enhancing the reality of the relationship between the two countries.
He pointed out that "the political relationship between Baghdad and Washington has certainly gone through ups and downs, but the solid foundation, mutual readiness for joint work, and good intentions have always adjusted the level of decline and pushed it forward. Therefore, the Iraqi government, based on its primary duty of preserving Iraq's external interests, places the relationship with the international community and major countries at the top of its political priorities and will continue its work with various administrations based on mutual interests and respect."