Al-Kadhimi’s trip to Tehran and the Arab media.
The visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister to the Islamic Republic of Iran at along a high-level delegation was widely covered by the Arabic-language media in the region. The media analyzed al-Kadhimi’s visit, focusing on Iraq’s economic issues and mediation on regional issues.
According to Sach News, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Tehran on Sunday morning at the head of a high-level political and economic delegation to meet with high-ranking Iranian officials.
The trip, which took place at the official invitation of Ayatollah Seyyed Ibrahim Ra’isi, President of Iran, was widely covered by the Arabic-language media and press, and each of them examined the trip from their own perspective.
Prior to his visit to Tehran, the Iraqi Prime Minister described the purpose of his visit as “strengthening bilateral relations and opening the horizons of cooperation in various fields and focusing on the depth of relations between the two friendly countries.” “Strengthening the strategic partnership based on the principles of supporting stability, cooperation and friendship has been successful in strengthening the foundations of peace and prosperity.”
In a report on the Iraqi prime minister’s visit to Iran, Al-Sharq television reported that al-Kadhimi had traveled to Iran to “open the horizons of cooperation.”
Referring to the time sensitivity of the trip, the network clarified: Al-Kadhimi’s visit took place a month before the Iraqi parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to take place on October 10th.
Turkey’s TRT television channel also looked at Al-Kazemi’s visit to Tehran from an economic point of view, saying that Iran and Iraq emphasized strengthening bilateral trade cooperation.
According to TRT, Iraq’s debts to Iran amount to at least $ 5 billion, due to the sale of electricity and gas to Iraq to fuel the country’s power plant, which US sanctions have repaid with Has encountered an obstacle.
Referring to the $ 13 billion trade volume between Iraq and Iran, the network stated that the increase is targeted at $ 20 billion a year.
The Arabic-language section of France 24 TV also considered the priority of Al-Kazemi’s visit to Tehran and his meeting with the President of Iran as economic issues and said: “Economic talks prevailed in bilateral talks and Al-Kazemi’s visit was the first visit of a foreign prime minister to Tehran.” The term of office of the President of Iran is by Seyed Ebrahim Raisi.
The issue of Iraq’s debts was another focus of France 24, which wrote that Baghdad needed its neighbor Iran to meet one-third of its gas and electricity needs.
The American television channel Al-Hurra also wrote in a report about Al-Kadhimi’s visit to Tehran that he traveled to Tehran to investigate three cases of energy, Iraq’s debts and Iran’s relations with Saudi Arabia.
According to the network, a source in the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office, who did not want to be named, told AFP that security, energy and relations between Riyadh and Tehran were being monitored during al-Kadhimi’s meeting with Iranian officials.
The Russian news agency “Sputnik” also paid attention to the time of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to Tehran and considered it sensitive and wrote that Al-Kazemi’s visit to Tehran was held at a very critical time due to the approach of the Iraqi parliamentary elections and Al-Kazemi is looking forward to taking office. He is the prime minister again.
“Al-Kadhimi is trying to calm the internal and regional situation, especially before the parliamentary elections,” the news agency quoted Iraqi analysts as saying.
Russia Today also covered al-Kazemi’s visit to Tehran and his meeting with the Iranian president and the two sides ‘press conference, saying that the two sides had agreed to cancel visas to facilitate travel between the two countries’ citizens.
In this regard, Qatar’s Al-Jazeera television channel reported on the wide official welcome of the Iraqi Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation in Tehran, and said that the two sides discussed bilateral and regional issues; In particular, Iraq has been trying for months to bring Saudi Arabia and Iran closer together in order to reduce tensions in the region.
Meanwhile, the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported on the meeting between the Iraqi Prime Minister and the President of Iran and wrote that the two sides agreed on the abolition of visas and the Shalamcheh-Basra railway.
Referring to the official welcoming ceremony of the Iraqi Prime Minister and the publication of the content of the press conference of Ayatollah Raisi and Al-Kazemi in Tehran, the newspaper wrote: “The two sides discussed energy, especially gas exports to Iraq, and Iran wants to return its blocked money in the bank.” Central Iraq.
According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Iraqi Prime Minister Hussein Allawi’s adviser told the newspaper that the focus of al-Kadhimi’s visit was on several sectors, especially energy, transport, economy and railways, as well as exchanging views on issues of common interest, especially after the conference. Recently, there has been cooperation and partnership in Baghdad and the emergence of regional dialogue between the countries of the region.
In this regard, the Emirati newspaper “Al-Khaleej” in an article on economic cooperation between Iran and Iraq and the bilateral agreement to cancel visas and expedite the construction of the railway between the two countries and reflecting the words of the President of Iran and the Prime Minister of Iraq in Tehran “Al-Kadhimi is trying to strengthen his country’s efforts to strike a balance in regional relations,” an unnamed Iraqi government source was quoted as saying.
The Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to Tehran and meeting with high-ranking Iranian officials was also reflected in other Arabic-language media and press, and they reflected the details of this visit and the statements of the officials of the two countries in their news and reports.
