Iraq Prepares 18 Initiatives for Three Summits on Saturday, Government Spokesperson Says
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Iraqi government spokesperson Basim Al-Awadi confirmed on Thursday that Iraq has prepared 18 initiatives to be presented at three upcoming summits: the ordinary Arab Summit, the Economic and Development Summit, and the trilateral cooperation summit between Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan.
Al-Awadi told Al-Iraqiya News, as followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "Iraq has prepared 18 initiatives to be presented at the three summits on Saturday. Today, at the ministerial meeting of Arab foreign ministers, five of them were approved, and they will be presented with the rest at the three summits on Saturday."
He added that "the five Iraqi initiatives approved today addressed security cooperation, counter-terrorism, and drug trafficking," noting that "the majority of the remaining 13 initiatives are economic."
"One of the Iraqi initiatives will propose the establishment of an Arab fund for the reconstruction of Gaza and Lebanon."
Al-Awadi confirmed that "next Saturday will witness the holding of three summits, the first of which will be held in the morning at the leaders' level, kings, and presidents. In afternoon, the economic development summit will be held. Meanwhile, a tripartite summit titled "Tripartite Cooperation Mechanism" will be held that evening, bringing together the leaders of Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan."
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