Fouad Hussein: Al-Sudani and Macron did not address the recent Federal Court decision

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[size=52]Fouad Hussein: Al-Sudani and Macron did not address the recent Federal Court decision[/size]

[size=45]Fouad Hussein to Rudaw: Al-Sudani and Macron did not address the recent Federal Court decision
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[size=45]The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fouad Hussein, confirmed that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani, assured French President Emmanuel Macron of the validity of the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil, indicating that the two sides did not address the Federal Court’s decision regarding the illegality of sending an amount of 200 billion dinars per month to Erbil. .[/size]
[size=45]On Thursday (January 26, 2023), the Iraqi Prime Minister headed to France, on an official one-day visit, during which Al-Sudani met with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne, and senior officials in the country, in the capital, Paris.[/size]
[size=45]Hussein, who accompanied Al-Sudani on his visit to France, told the Rudaw Media Network correspondent after the meeting with Macron ended, that "the meeting between Al-Sudani and Macron was good, and discussed several issues, including France and Iraq's cooperation in building a rapid train line (metro) in Baghdad."[/size]
[size=45]The meeting also discussed security and military cooperation between Baghdad and Paris, bilateral economic relations, and the political situation in Iraq, according to Hussein.[/size]
[size=45]The file of relations between Baghdad and Erbil was one of the other issues included in the meeting, and according to the Iraqi Foreign Minister, “French President Emmanuel Macron asked about the issue of the budget and the oil and gas law.”[/size]
[size=45]Hussein indicated that the French President expressed his hope for an improvement in relations between Erbil and Baghdad, while the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani, affirmed that the relations between Baghdad and Erbil are very good and are based on the agreement concluded between the political forces that formed the government, and that these relations are based on an agreement. and government programme.[/size]
[size=45]With regard to the recent Federal Court decision regarding the federal government sending a monthly advance to Erbil to pay employees' salaries, Hussein said that Al-Sudani and Macron "did not address this issue in the meeting."[/size]
[size=45]Iraq intends to conclude a deal to purchase a group of weapons and equipment from France, and in this context, the Iraqi Foreign Minister stated that France is one of the countries supporting Iraq in the war on terrorism, and this issue will be discussed by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense with French companies.[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday, Thursday (January 26, 2023), the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, announced, after his meeting with the French President, the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with France.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sudani said in a tweet on Twitter: “Friend Macron and I signed the strategic partnership agreement, which sets a roadmap to expand the horizon of cooperation between our two countries, in various fields,” stressing the continuation of work “with friends for serious partnerships that guarantee Iraq achieving economic reform and sustainable development, As we drew and planned in the government program.”[/size]
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