Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani had a Telephone Conversation with the US Secretary of State
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesperson
For Immediate Release
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April 18, 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani
The following is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel:
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani today. The Secretary welcomed the Prime Minister’s bold steps toward energy independence and, by extension, improving services for the Iraqi people. He commended the Prime Minister’s on-going efforts to reach an agreement between the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government on the export of oil through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline and management of oil revenues. The Secretary discussed the situation in the region and reaffirmed his support for a stable, secure, and sovereign Iraq.