WASHINGTON DC - Tammy Bruce, the US State Department spokesperson, said on Thursday that the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein will hold meetings with the American officials in Washington DC on Friday.
“Dr. Fuad Hussein will be here at the State Department tomorrow for various meetings. I will be in one of those meetings. As far as to the specifics of what will happen, I have nothing to preview for you at this time, but we will have readouts, so we will have some details at those meetings tomorrow,” Bruce told Rudaw during a press briefing.
In a statement posted to X on Thursday, Hussein wrote, “We have departed to the United States of America, where we will hold a series of bilateral meetings to enhance Iraqi–American relations and coordinate efforts on regional and international issues.”
He added that discussions would focus on “strengthening mutual security and cooperation in various sectors.”
The visit comes as Baghdad pushes for new security partnerships with members of the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State (ISIS).
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