Al-Kazemi meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels

by **claud39** Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:14 pm

Al-Kazemi meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels

2021/06/30

Al-Kazemi meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels 160731

Baghdad today - Baghdad

Today, Wednesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi met the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the Commission's headquarters, as part of his official visit to Belgium.

And Al-Kazemi indicated during the meeting, according to a statement by the Prime Minister, "his appreciation of the role of the European Union in committing to the unity of Iraq and its sovereignty over its lands, as well as looking forward to supporting the Union in the field of reconstruction of cities liberated from ISIS and fulfilling the pledges of the Kuwait Donors Conference in 2018, in the field of reviving infrastructure and providing services at a level that befits the Iraqi citizen.

He explained that "the government is determined to make the early elections that will take place next October a success, and thus looks forward to the European Union's support for these elections in the field of technical support for the Electoral Commission and electoral observation and coordination with the UNAMI mission on the way to complete the international efforts for electoral support mandated by the UN Security Council." .

He pointed out during the meeting, "the efforts made to remove Iraq's name from the European Commission's list of countries with a high risk of money laundering, and his call to form a committee to coordinate between the two parties in this regard, to support the government's efforts to fight corruption and recover smuggled money and pursue it in European countries."

And he renewed "the government's confidence in its reform program through the white paper, and also pointed out what it has done in the field of attracting investors and facilitating their work in Iraq, calling on the European Commission to support these steps and support Iraq's trend towards financial and economic reform."

The statement indicated that von der Leyen praised "the economic reforms pursued by the Iraqi government headed by Al-Kazemi, and the white paper and anti-corruption mechanisms considered steps towards bold reforms that it is important for Iraq to pursue, and expressed the Commission's support for them."

And she indicated, "The approval of the date of the early Iraqi elections by the government came as a very important step, and it showed all its willingness to help, and that the Commission has taken a decision in this regard."

She described "the Iraqis' victory over terrorism as a great and appreciated act by the European side, and that the European Union will continue to provide support to the Iraqi armed forces, praising the "balanced policy pursued by Mr. Al-Kazemi's government externally, which strengthened Iraq's international standing and supported its closer foreign relations."

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