Iraq’s foreign relations were an important focus of the session, stressing the necessity for Iraq to be a neutral state and harness its middle position to be the meeting point of opposites, and a state of a positive neutrality. Moreover, the ambassador touched upon the Iraqi economy and the crises it had been through, and the government efforts to address these crises and the existing reluctance. Furthermore, a diagnosis of the irregularities was made and initial solutions were developed to solve them along with the obstacles preventing this, in addition to discussing developmental programs and the necessity to engage the parliament to provide the legal cover to address the imbalance. The ambassador expressed his support to the Iraqi elections to be organized the next year, and the establishment of programs that feed into the election process that should take place in an appropriate atmosphere on all levels.

In the press conference attended by Dr. Hasan al-Zubaidi, RCD’s director, H.E. Ambassador stressed that the EU deals with Iraq as a federal sovereign state and believes in the Iraqis’ right to manage their affairs and solve their problems by themselves away from the negative foreign intervention. He also emphasized the necessity to invest the funds borrowed from abroad and overcome the financial crises in the country.