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.