Al-Sudani arrives in Houston to complete his visit to the United States
Fourth – Washington
Today, Thursday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani arrived in Houston to complete his visit to the United States.
Our correspondent said, “The Sudanese arrived in the state of Houston to complete his visit to the United States.”
>Last Saturday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani began a visit to Washington, DC, at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.
Frank26
[Iraq boots-on-the-ground report]
FIREFLY: Sudani...is meeting with Iraqi business owners in the United States of America ...They're talking about visits that will bring more stability. They're saying they are going to return the dinar to its price and how the dollar will drop dramatically and not be used in Iraq. A lot is being said about the strength of our currency of the dinar and the meeting is over 100 of these companies.
FIREFLY: Reported on our television...Part of the government delegation saying we will witness a rapid drop in the dollar in the coming days .
FRANK: Whoop there it is! ...They're about to put up those screens to show you the lower notes when Sudani returns...
FIREFLY: Television is showing the CBI governor and team is meeting with the United States of America Treasury Department about the Iraq banks saying it's about the rehabilitation of these banks to the United States Treasury regulations. Talking about those banks are needed for the reform to maximize.
FRANK: Didn't I tell you these 28 banks are the key part of the reinstatement? But that would be internally. Externally that's like Aki [Walkingstick's banking friend in the U.S.] and the private banks.
Mawazine News – Baghdad
The leader of the Taqaddam Party, Ammar Al-Jumaili, on Thursday described the withdrawal of the party’s candidate, Shaalan Al-Karim, from competing for the presidency of Parliament as conclusive evidence of Muhammad Al-Halbousi’s innocence of the charges against him.
Al-Jumaili said in a televised interview followed by Mawazine News, “Shaalan Al-Karim became a stumbling block to political understandings after the strong objection to him assuming the presidency of Parliament, so he withdrew.”
He added, “Al-Karim was subjected to great pressure during the past days, which prompted him to resign from the Taqadum Party and continue as an independent representative until the next parliamentary elections are held.”
He explained, “The Taqaddum Party has a constitutional entitlement as the Sunni party that won the elections, so one of the candidates will be renamed.”
Al-Jumaili pointed out that “Al-Karim’s resignation from the nomination and the party took place without any pressure, and it is conclusive evidence that Al-Halbousi did not threaten any leader or politician in his party, which brings Al-Halbousi back to Parliament and then to the presidency of Parliament.”
MarkZ
[via PDK] I continue to hear rumors of the different spots that Sudani has visited. I am hearing there was a clandestine meeting with a signatory of seven of the banking families from China. Hang tight guys as we sort this over the next day or two and figure out what is hopeful rumor and what is fact. But things are very positive.
..I am happy where we are right now. The only thing that would make me happier is us exchanging.
Question: Is it true people have started to get notifications?
MarkZ: ...most of my sources have gag orders right now. Some have actual NDA’s, and some of them are being leaned on by leadership to not say anything.
Especially with groups. With so many people being leaned on to stay quiet - I think this is fantastic news. With some contacts I am going straight to voicemail which means their equipment is turned off. To me this is an excellent sign. So it appears we are close to the finish line...my Iraqi sources seem to think so.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani stressed that his current visit to the United States comes to establish the paths of bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States, in a sensitive and delicate situation, in addition to the dangerous escalation in the region that portends the widenning of the circle of conflict and war.
A statement from his office that received a copy of it by {Euphrat News} said that the Sudanese “was held in the US D.C., Washington, with a number of representatives and correspondents of American and Western media and news networks.”
The Sudanese indicated that the stage is witnessing an important turn in Iraq’s relationship with the United States, which for years has focused on security and military cooperation, stressing that this visit witnessed the laying of the right foundations for the transition to comprehensive relations in all sectors and economic, political and cultural aspects, as well as security aspects within the framework of bilateral cooperation.
He pointed out that Iraq confirmed its commitment to the outputs of the Supreme Military Committee concerned with ending the mission of the international coalition in Iraq after 10 years, Iraq is different today from what it was in 2014, and that ISIS gangs no longer represent a threat to Iraq and it is natural to work to reconsider the alliance and its continuation.
The Prime Minister explained that the second track in joint work with the United States was represented by the first meeting of the Supreme Coordinating Committee of the Strategic Framework Agreement, which dealt with the files of energy, investment, transport, education and the challenges of climate change, indicating that the government raised the slogan of Iraq first, and that the sustainable interest requires building solid partnerships whose existence is not limited to governments or administrations, but extends to the mutual interests of the two friendly peoples.
Al-Sudani answered the questions posed by representatives of the American and Western media in the meeting, which concern a number of files, foremost of which are the files of the relationship with the United States, the prospects for cooperation with it, the government’s vision for the future of this relationship and its nature, and Iraq’s relations with its neighbors, in addition to files on developments in the events in the region.
EXCERPTS FROM MARKZ Member: Notifications or 800#’s today??? MZ: I’m not expecting them today….but very soon. None of my sources say it’s ha...