The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Planning Affairs, Hisham Al-Alawi, met today, Tuesday, the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Baghdad, David Burger, and his accompanying delegation, in his office in the Ministry’s building in Baghdad.
A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that during the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and the various fields of cooperation between them, in addition to discussing some regional and international issues of common concern.
Al-Alawi stressed Iraq’s keenness to strengthen bilateral relations with the United States in all fields, especially in the sectors of energy, electricity, economy, education, health, technology transfer, capacity building, and human rights protection, as well as benefiting from American expertise to address water scarcity, and the use of modern technologies to confront climate change and its negative effects.
For his part, David Burger expressed the United States’ permanent readiness to expand cooperation with Iraq, stressing his government’s commitment to supporting Iraq as one of the most important strategic partners of the United States in the region.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency