US report: The United States will maintain partnership relations with Iraq

[size=52]US report: The United States will maintain partnership relations with Iraq[/size]

[size=45]Translation: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]An American report stated that the United States will maintain its relations with Iraq despite the formation of the new government’s coordination framework, and attributed this to a number of reasons, including the lack of everyone’s desire to return to the conditions that sparked the October 2019 protests, calling at the same time, Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani To carry out reforms, prevent attacks on foreign interests, and seek early elections.[/size]
[size=45]A report prepared by the American Atlantic Council Institute for Studies and Research, translated by Al-Mada, stated that “the election of Abdul Latif Rashid on October 13 as President of the Republic and Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani as Prime Minister, from the point of view of the United States, may not suggest the formation of a better inclusive government.” The report added, "These developments also do not suggest that they will strengthen US-Iraqi relations more, and the United States may see itself within a narrow area of ​​influence and limited options."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The United States, by taking advantage of the opportunity to communicate with most of the influential parties in Iraq, can create a space for more constructive participation."[/size]
[size=45]And the report indicated, "This is by focusing on aspects in which the US-Iraqi mutual interests are better developed."[/size]
[size=45]He noted, "Hopes are still there and have not yet been set, despite the current government's complaints about Iraqi democracy."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that “Al-Sudani had resigned from the Dawa Party in 2020 at a time when the protests were continuing, in order to move forward with his political endeavor, because he believed that voters were more inclined to independent candidates.”[/size]
[size=45]He believed, "This suggests that he may be more open to cooperation by introducing a national reform program of action in his future policy."[/size]
[size=45]The report pointed out that "the coordinating framework, although it formed the government, includes within its ranks moderate blocs, such as the National Wisdom Movement of its leader Ammar al-Hakim, as well as the Victory Alliance of its leader, former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "These moderate elements, even if they will not obtain sufficient representation in the new government, there is room for Kurdish parties to obtain important ministerial positions such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice."[/size]
[size=45]The report stated, "These aspects suggest that the United States may benefit from them, and move forward with achieving communication and partnership with Iraqi actors on a large scale."[/size]
[size=45]He talks about "another reason for hope as well, which is that no one is supposed to want a return to the conditions that sparked the October 2019 protests." The report finds, "This means that the Sudanese should be more open to reforms, confine arms to the state and prevent armed factions from using their weapons against American interests, as well as his pledge to hold early elections and efforts to reform the sectarian quota system, which is the cause of many of Iraq's political problems."[/size]
[size=45]He stated, "The Iraqi situation by creating a new system in which the parties accept their loss in the elections will have more space for the Iraqi people to express their will away from demographic influences."[/size]
[size=45]The report continues, that "taking effective measures in connection with these matters would increase the scope of cooperation between the United States and Iraq in all fields and make it an incentive for that as well, as this matter will constitute another area in which American communication with Iraq will be more mutually beneficial." And he continues, "The formulation of alternatives depends first on understanding and realizing the options of the different actors in governance, while the Iraqi people represent their different aspects of their own." He pointed out, “The possibility of expressing the people’s interest more broadly with regard to good public services, good governance and providing job opportunities without being subject to sectarian authoritarian rulings and harmful external interference.”[/size]
[size=45]The report considered, "This is more evident through measures to reform the economic situation and diversify its sources, and this provides a benefit to all segments of society."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "Another important aspect related to the American presence in the country and the areas of opportunities for further cooperation between the two countries is the transformation of the coalition's role into an advisory and training mission."[/size]
[size=45]The report promised, "This change in missions did not actually change the ability of the United States to provide assistance to Iraqi forces."[/size]
[size=45]And he went on to say that "the United States has room to cooperate with the parties of the Iraqi government in a broader way by defining common interests and opportunities to facilitate this cooperation instead of restricting it."[/size]
[size=45]And the report went on, "The US State Department spokesman, Ned Price, had welcomed the formation of the new Iraqi government when Parliament granted confidence to it last month." Price said, "We look forward to working with the Sudanese and his government in accordance with the scope of our common interests extending from improving services for the Iraqi people to ensuring a secure, stable and sovereign Iraq, as evidenced in the Joint Strategic Framework Agreement signed between the United States and Iraq."[/size]
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