The meeting, according to a statement released by the Sudanese media office, discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, discussed a number of common issues and files, and highlighted the development of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Iraq and Egypt in various fields.
During the meeting, they reviewed the work of the Joint Coordinating and Executive Committees and discussed their findings regarding a number of mutual MOUs ready for signing.
The Prime Ministers of Iraq and Egypt signed the main minutes of the meeting and also sponsored the signing ceremony of 11 memorandums of understanding in a number of fields and sectors.
Details of Memoranda of Understanding
- A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Central Bank of Iraq and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency in Egypt, to cooperate in the field of helping small and medium enterprises to achieve economic growth.
- A Memorandum of Understanding has also been signed between the Ministry of Commerce and the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry for cooperation in the field of World Trade Organization membership.
- And the signing of a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of diplomatic training and exchange of experience between the Institute of Foreign Service of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute of Diplomatic Studies of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of administration, public employment and civil service between the Iraqi Federal Service Council and the Egyptian Central Agency for Organization and administration.
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A memorandum of understanding was also signed in the field of tourism, and in the field of exchanges of experience between the Ministry of Planning and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation, and a memorandum of understanding in the field of cooperation between the Ministry of Planning and the National Planning Institute in Egypt.
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And the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of labor between the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Egyptian Ministry of Labour, and another memorandum of joint cooperation between the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity.
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Two Memoranda of Understanding have also been signed in the areas of youth and sports, between the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Sudanese, I take from Cairo that:
- The MoUs are a roadmap for relations between the Iraqi and Egyptian governments for the next stage.
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The MoUs will pave the way for economic cooperation, trade and investment in promising opportunities in Iraq in various sectors.
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Iraq has regained its pioneering role in the region and is an essential part of the solution. It presents political and economic initiatives, solutions and opportunities that benefit countries in the region and the world.
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Our strategic relationship with Egypt will strengthen this role, and we must not forget the tripartite cooperation that brings us together with Jordan.
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Observers and experts believe that this visit and the resulting signing of several memorandums of cooperation and understanding in various fields of development, industry, agriculture, culture and sports, indicate the determination of the two countries to expand the network of interests and strategic relations between them, especially from Egypt (more than 105 million inhabitants) and Iraq (about 45 million inhabitants) They are rich in energy and natural, human and cultural resources.
Considering that Iraq is well aware of the importance of the Egyptian gate as part of its return to its natural Arab environment.
The director of the Baghdad Center for Political Thought, Dr. Ihsan Al-Shammari, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia:
- This visit is part of the completion of the official guidelines for the opening of Iraq to the Arab system, initiated especially since 2017, to try to chart a new path for the country, far from the American-Iranian rush for him and for him:
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Egypt is a pivotal Arab country, it is well known, and it has its own geostrategic position. Therefore, the development of Iraqi-Egyptian relations is a strategic choice that is in the interests of Iraq and its higher interests. the Egyptian-Iraqi-Jordanian tripartite alliance, and the development we are also witnessing of bilateral relations between the two countries, which have enormous potential to develop cooperation, integration and exchanges in various fields.
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Al-Sudani thus wants to prove that the strengthening of relations with the Gulf and the Arab world in general is one of the fundamental axes which draws the policy of his government and directs its compass.
First visit
Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shayaa al-Sudani visited Cairo in early March, where he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and his counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly, to discuss various aspects of bilateral relations and proposals to develop and strengthen them. , including the tripartite cooperation mechanism between his country, Egypt and Jordan.
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