Baghdad – WAA
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed, on Tuesday, Iraq’s keenness to establish a comprehensive economic relationship with Italy.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office said in a statement received by the (INA): “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received, today, in New York, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, on the sidelines of his participation in the meetings of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.”
He added, “During the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to develop them in various fields were discussed, in a way that enhances the partnership and achieves mutual benefit between Iraq and Italy.”
The Prime Minister stressed, “Iraq’s keenness to establish an integrated economic relationship and constructive partnership with Italy,” noting that, “the government is working to advance bilateral relations in all sectors, in order to address the problems inherited from the previous era.”
For her part, Meloni extended “an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Italy,” stressing “her aspiration for a deep and strategic partnership with Iraq in all fields, especially political, economic, financial, security and technological.”
She pointed out, “Italy’s support for Iraq over the past twenty years, especially in its war against ISIS, and that it looks forward to fruitful cooperation and a historic transition in bilateral relations.”