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Mohammed Shia al-Sudani — “A Conversation With the Prime Minister of Iraq” (Council on Foreign Relations transcript), 21 September 2023 (English interpretation of Arabic)
Arabic 
Iraq 2023-09-21
Politician: Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
Original source: https://www.cfr.org/event/conversation-prime-minister-mohammed-shia-al-sudani-iraq
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AL-SUDANI: Twenty years after the major change in Iraq […] We went through a very painful experience in countering the regime starting with al-Qaida and ending with ISIS/Daesh. After we accomplished victory over Daesh […] The battle against Daesh unified all Iraqi citizens with all the components and affiliations. Therefore, we bypassed the sectarian discourse and the ethnic discourse which once divided the Iraqis. Now competition in the political process goes according to constitutional mechanisms. Even when we disagree, everyone uses democratic mechanisms.
Any intrusion to Iraq is unacceptable […]. The neighboring nations or friendly nations, including United States, if they wish […] to be connected with Iraq in a […] positive, bilateral relation, they have to respect […] autonomy and […] the will of its nation. Iraq cannot be a scene to—for conflict or to get even. […] The stability of Iraq is the stability of the region and the stability for the whole world.
Now, I could say how confidently that decision of Iraq is a national decision. It will not execute the desires of any party or any country, not Iran, not Turkey, and not the United States. […]
The relationship between Iraq and the United States should not only be security focused […] the American companies, known with their expertise […] could find solutions for many of the problems that Iraq faces […] not just the energy, also […] industry, services, construction, and infrastructure. […] we implement […] the Strategic Framework Agreement, especially in economy and in technology, and in energy.
[Reforming the economy is] one of the […] important challenges that the Iraqi nation faces […] by diversifying the economy and not […] count on one thing, and I mean by that the oil. […] We cannot have a better economy without fighting corruption. […] In this government, there is bold remedies and bold decisions to combat corruption.
[A] big […] number of Iraqi young citizen […] about 60 percent […] expect from the political system job opportunities, stability, a homeland in which to live with dignity. And these are their rights, and we have to accommodate. How to cite this document
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(Sudani, 2023) Sudani, M. S. A.. (2023). Mohammed Shia al-Sudani — “A Conversation With the Prime Minister of Iraq” (Council on Foreign Relations transcript), 21 September 2023 (English interpretation of Arabic) [Original language: AR]. cfr.org. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://www.cfr.org/event/conversation-prime-minister-mohammed-shia-al-sudani-iraq
Sudani, Mohammed Shia' Al. 2023. "Mohammed Shia al-Sudani — “A Conversation With the Prime Minister of Iraq” (Council on Foreign Relations transcript), 21 September 2023 (English interpretation of Arabic)." [Original language: AR] cfr.org. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://www.cfr.org/event/conversation-prime-minister-mohammed-shia-al-sudani-iraq.
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