Prime Minister Travels to New York to Participate in 81st UN General Assembly Meetings

Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi, today, Monday, traveled to New York to participate in the meetings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and to deliver Iraq’s address before the representatives of the organization’s member states.

A statement from the Prime Minister’s media office, carried by the Iraqi Al-Wasat newspaper, said that 'Al-Zaidi will present, during his speech, Iraq’s positions on regional and international developments and crises, and the Iraqi government’s approach to addressing the economic and developmental challenges that Iraq is overcoming.'

The statement added that 'the Prime Minister will outline the strong and prominent steps Iraq is adopting on economic reform paths, achieving diversification in sources of income and national output, anti-corruption measures, opening up to investment, and affirming national sovereignty.'

It noted that 'the Prime Minister will hold a series of bilateral meetings and talks with a number of leaders of countries, heads of government and heads of participating delegations, addressing relations between Iraq and those brotherly and friendly countries, and opportunities to build and strengthen economic cooperation for their mutual interests.'