US envoy Barrack meets Iraq PM, pushes new direction in bilateral ties
US Envoy to Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack arrived in Iraq this week for a series of important meetings. On June 15, Tom Barrack, who is also the US Ambassador to Turkey, wrote that he was “happy and honored to be back in Baghdad, meeting with our great US Embassy team led by Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris. Today I will meet with Prime Minister Al-Zaidi to convey President Trump’s support for his government, and discuss our partnership on a new direction for a strong and mutually beneficial US-Iraq relationship.”
On June 15, he met with Iraq’s new Prime Minister Al-Zaidi. Zaidi is preparing for a trip to Washington next month. He is also being encouraged to rein in Iranian-backed militias. He met with Barrack in this context. Also, Barrack has unified the US envoy files on Syria and Iraq, making Barrack one of America’s most important diplomats in the region
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