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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

US Reaffirms Commitment to Strategic Framework Agreement with Iraq

US President Joe Biden (AP) - Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani of Iraq (Reuters)

US President Joe Biden reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Iraq in a phone call with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

Biden stressed the US commitment to the Strategic Framework Agreement with Baghdad and commended the Prime Minister’s efforts to strengthen Iraq’s sovereignty and independence.

The leaders discussed the Prime Minister’s economic agenda and plans to ensure that Iraq’s economy is delivering for the Iraqi people, policies the US is prepared to fully endorse.

Biden also welcomed the upcoming visit by Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and an accompanying delegation next week to Washington to further discuss these programs.

The two leaders recommitted to ensuring that ISIS can never again threaten the Iraqi people or regional and international security.

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