Mawazine News – Baghdad
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Iraq on an unannounced visit to hold talks on the future of Syria.
CNN reported that “the US Secretary of State made an unannounced visit to Iraq.”
Blinken said in a press briefing from Baghdad that he “discussed the situation in Syria with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad.”
Blinken pledged that “Washington will prevent the return of the terrorist organization ISIS,” stressing “Washington’s commitment to Iraq’s security.”
He called on Iraq to “strengthen its sovereignty and stability.”
The US Secretary of State is conducting a regional tour that included Jordan and Turkey to discuss the situation in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime and the armed opposition assuming power.
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