"RV UPDATE" BY CLARE, 31 OCT

  Clare 

Article:  "What should be put in Sudanese's bag during his visit to Washington?" 

 Quote:  "Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, received an official invitation from US President Joe Biden to visit the White House, after months of ongoing controversy inside Iraq, over Washington’s postponement of the visit, which was delayed “much” since Al-Sudani took office last October....The expert in Iraqi-American affairs and relations...said: 'A Sudanese visit to Washington must bring in his bag of achievements to prove to the American ally how he will deal with him in terms of oil, the economy, the dollar, the banking system, and others.”

 Article:  "Out of 329.. 'only' 32 Iraqi parliamentarians signed the closure of the American embassy.. Documents "  Quote:  "32 Iraqi parliamentarians, out of 329 others, submitted a request to the Presidency of Parliament to close the American embassy in Baghdad and expel Ambassador Alina Romanski."

 Article:  "Iraq is working to join the World Trade Organization (WTO)."  Quote:  "In the meeting, Al-Hashemi reviewed Iraq’s current efforts and its plan for the next stage in completing the technical files...and preparing them in accordance with the organization’s conditions and fruitful cooperation with international organizations supporting Iraq’s accession to the organization and its quest to obtain full membership in the organization.”