Foreign Ministry: Iraq is keen to capitalize on the Arab Summit to come up with positions that enhance joint action
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that it is seeking to capitalize on the Arab Summit to highlight positive developments and inform guests of its cultural landmarks. It also indicated efforts to increase investments in Iraq.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry, Hisham Al-Alawi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Today's meeting of foreign ministers is a preparatory meeting that complements the delegates' meeting that took place yesterday, and the meeting of the Economic and Social Council and the development summit before that." He noted that "Iraq is keen not only on the success of the summit in terms of its organization, but also on capitalizing on it to come up with decisions and positions that enhance joint Arab action in various fields: political, security, economic, humanitarian, social, educational, and cultural."
He added, "We have many challenges in our Arab world. We need to cooperate to enhance regional stability and end the wars, conflicts, and struggles that have cost the peoples and countries of the region dearly and led to the emergence of extremism and terrorism. This is why we need cooperation in this area." He explained that "Iraq has rich experience in these areas and has played a positive role at the level of Arab countries and the countries of the region, providing platforms for regional and international dialogue. Iraq wants to build on this and strengthen its role in this regard."
Al-Alawi explained, "We want to push towards increasing Arab investments, and Iraq is keen to attract more investments to develop various sectors, including renewable energy, agriculture, industry, tourism, the financial and banking sectors, and the private sector, in line with the government's priorities. This will be reflected in the provision of job opportunities for youth." He pointed out that "today's meeting is preparing draft resolutions and recommendations, which will be approved on Saturday at the leaders' meeting."
He continued: "We want to take advantage of the opportunity of holding the summit meetings in Baghdad to highlight the positive developments that have taken place in Iraq in recent years, and to give our guests the opportunity to see the cultural, civilizational, historical and religious landmarks in Baghdad." He pointed out that "Baghdad welcomes its guests and provides a good opportunity for them to see these developments, and efforts will be combined to produce a distinguished summit that adds to Baghdad's historical depth and civilizational achievements."
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