Al-Halboosi receives US Secretary of State

 

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi and a number of foreign relations committee members received, on Wednesday, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his accompanying delegation.

The meeting discussed bilateral relations and the activation of economic and investment cooperation between the two countries.

H.E. the Speaker stressed Iraq’s keenness to proceed with the stage of construction and reconstruction after the completion of the period of Da’ish terrorists.

Al-Halboosi affirmed the necessity of the support of the international community and regional and Arab neighbours in the reconstruction and investment in Iraq, which fought a war against terrorism on behalf of the world with a lot of blood and sacrifices of the army and security forces to liberate the land and rid humanity of this extremist organization, commending the support of the international coalition to Iraq in its fight against terrorism and continued efforts to eliminate the sleeper cells of this extremist organization, calling on major international companies to activate their presence in Iraq and expand their investment activity, stressing the need to eliminate the reasons for the emergence of Da’ish in the country through ending the unemployment and the provision of services.

The Speaker explained that Iraq is keen to be a contact point among the countries and has open and parallel relations with neighbouring countries and the region within the principle of respect for sovereignty and good neighbourliness and mutual interests.

For his part, Pompeo expressed his country’s keenness to stabilize Iraq as a centre of power in the region, stressing the participation of US companies in the reconstruction efforts, and continued support of the Iraqi government.

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Media Office
Of the Parliament Speaker
Jan 9, 2019