Agenda of the Iraqi Prime Minister during Tehran visit.
What is Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani looking for in Tehran?
After visiting Jordan and Kuwait, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani chose Iran as the third destination of his foreign trips and today he officially arrived in Tehran to meet with Iranian officials.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani arrived in Tehran today, Tuesday, in the third destination of his foreign trips since the beginning of his tenure as prime minister.
He, who has already traveled to Jordan and Kuwait, plans to meet and discuss with senior Iranian officials in Tehran.
In this regard, the official Iraqi news agency announced in a report that the visit was made at the official invitation of Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, during which Iraqi Foreign Minister Fawad Hossein, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani, and Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aarji accompanied Al-Sudani.
According to the announcement of the official news agency of Iraq, meeting with senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially the Supreme Leader of the Revolution and the President of the Republic of Iran, is at the top of the plans for this trip.
What are the main topics of the trip?
Baghdad Al-Youm website wrote today: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani arrived in Tehran this Tuesday morning on his third official foreign visit. Al-Sudani, who has already traveled to Jordan and Kuwait, plans to hold talks with senior Iranian officials in Tehran.
He had previously met with the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad. According to the announcement of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s office, in this meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations, economic and investment issues, and continued meetings of the officials of the two countries on security issues in order to strengthen stability and security in the region. Therefore, according to the report, in this trip, the above three issues are at the top of the Sudanese priorities in the dialogue with the Iranian authorities.
Qasim al-Aarji, the national security advisor of Iraq, who is among the delegation accompanying Sudani on this trip, said last Sunday in a conversation with “Rodav” network, which operates in the northern region of Iraq, that the position of Baghdad and Erbil are the same regarding the recent developments. The Iraqi government is against the violation of the country’s sovereignty by Iran and Turkey.
Without referring to the presence of terrorist elements in the border areas of the northern region of Iraq with Iran and their occasional terrorist operations, he said: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, during his trip to Tehran, discussed with the authorities of this country about the violation of Iraqi sovereignty by Iran. will do.
Al-Aarji added: “We have formed a high committee between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region in order to understand with Iran and Turkey about the recent developments.”
