Baghdad Conference Highlights Importance of Economic Cooperation between Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq

Participants in the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership stressed the importance of the tripartite cooperation mechanism between Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq; due to the economic projects that were agreed upon in its context, including electrical interconnection projects.

This came in the text of the final statement of the conference, which was published by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), on Tuesday.

Participants stressed the importance of continuing to build on the outcomes of the first conference of the Baghdad conference and to continue cooperation with Iraq in support of its security, stability, sovereignty, democratic process, constitutional process and efforts to devote dialogue as a way to resolve regional differences. They also affirmed their support for Iraq in facing all challenges, including the challenge of terrorism, over which Iraq achieved a historic victory with great sacrifices and international and regional cooperation. The participants renewed their condemnation of extremism and terrorism in all its forms.

The participants renewed their support for Iraq in its efforts to consolidate the state of the constitution and law, strengthen governance and build institutions capable of continuing progress and reconstruction, protecting its capabilities and meeting the aspirations of its people.

The participants stressed their support for Iraq's efforts to achieve comprehensive development and work to build economic integration and cooperation with it in many sectors, including energy, water, electrical interconnection, food and health security, transportation, infrastructure projects and climate protection.

They also stressed the importance of cooperation projects between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iraq, especially in the areas of electrical interconnection and transportation, and other regional projects that contribute to achieving economic integration and development, and building bridges with global markets, which will positively affect the entire region.

The participants reviewed the repercussions of regional and international crises on Iraq and the region, and stressed that overcoming them requires comprehensive regional cooperation, serious and effective economic and political approaches and solutions that reflect common interests, support the development process in Iraq and contribute to the regional development process.

The participants emphasized the importance of holding the third session of the conference, which was launched by an Iraqi-French organization and in which the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Turkey, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, and the Arab Republic of Egypt participate, participate. The League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, the United Nations and the European Union. They agreed to hold the third session of the next general conference and to determine the venue and date of its meeting in consultation between them.