Baghdad The tripartite summit / Iraq, Jordan and Egypt / held in Baghdad and its final statement topped the first pages of Monday’s newspapers issued today.

The semi-official Al-Sabah newspaper, affiliated with the Iraqi Media Network, said that experts, political analysts and parliamentarians confirmed that the tripartite Baghdad summit, which was held yesterday and hosted by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II, will open wide horizons not only in the field of economy and politics. Rather, in all security, cultural and military fields, indicating that the “New East” project that Al-Kadhimi had previously announced could achieve integration between the three countries due to their economic, human and political weight that contributes to achieving comprehensive renaissance and development in the region.

The newspaper quoted the director of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies, Ghazi Faisal Hussein, as saying, “The tripartite summit between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt in Baghdad will constitute an important station in the relations of economic integration, as international relations in international law are based primarily on complementary relations in the field of economy, politics and security.” Noting that “the European Union after World War II constitutes an important station as it was built on an economic basis and economic relations.

The newspaper added, while a member of the Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee, Amjad Al-Aqabi, explained that “the summit was supposed to take place more than a month ago, had it not been disrupted due to the accident that occurred in Egypt (the train accident),” explaining that “the summit is not related to the economic aspect only, but it includes the security and political aspects as well, and the cooperation between the three countries is a positive thing, noting that “Iraq has begun to think seriously about exchanging energy sources with neighboring countries and extending gas pipelines from Iran and contracting with Turkey to extend two energy lines, and there is a contract with Jordan on the horizon to import electricity,” he said, noting that “the oil pipeline that will extend from Basra to Aqaba and then to the Sinai desert was not of the moment, as it was contracted during the time of former Oil Minister Thamer Al-Ghadban, and it is expected that work will take place from two to three years.”

For its part, Al-Zaman newspaper / Iraq edition / said that the leaders of the countries, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt agreed during the tripartite summit held in Baghdad yesterday, on continuous coordination to achieve common interests, enhance Arab action and preserve the security of the region, as well as to complete strategic projects between these countries, the most important of which are the electrical connection and the industrial city..
The newspaper explained that the final statement of the summit stated that (the leaders of the countries, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Jordanian King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, agreed on the need to adopt the best ways to implement strategic agreements between the three countries, as well as security coordination in the fight against terrorism and organized crime and drugs, as well as taking the necessary procedures to start implementing the industrial city project), stressing the (importance of strengthening the electrical interconnection project and energy exchange between these countries, and working on linking gas transmission networks between Iraq and Egypt via Jordan, in addition to working on the adoption of the memorandum of understanding proposed by Jordan to frame industrial integration), emphasizing (adhering to the principles of good neighborliness.

The newspaper focused on confirming the statement that (the leaders reviewed efforts to reach political solutions to the crisis in Yemen, and the leaders appreciated the Egyptian role in ending the last round of escalation in Gaza and stopping Israeli military operations.”

The newspaper stressed the statement of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, during a luncheon in honor of the Jordanian monarch and the Egyptian president, in the presence of Al-Kadhimi, Parliament Speakers Muhammad Al-Halbousi and the judiciary Faiq Zaidan (it is an important occasion that we meet as Iraqis to host the two guests of Iraq), noting (the importance of the relations linking the three countries and the efforts to strengthen them and consolidating it for the benefit of our peoples and the whole region.

In addition, Al-Zawra newspaper, affiliated with the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, said that the capital, Baghdad, hosted the tripartite Arab summit between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt on Sunday. The Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, said that Iraq had gone through a harsh experience in the face of terrorism, and we must work and coordinate to face the challenges, while the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, praised Iraq’s efforts in establishing security and stability and combating terrorism and extremism, and the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II, stressed the importance of the agreements concluded in the economic and commercial fields.

The newspaper added that the final statement of the leaders’ summit within the tripartite cooperation mechanism (Iraq, Jordan, Egypt) comes within the framework of keenness to strengthen the partnership relations that bring together the Republic of Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt within the tripartite cooperation mechanism between them, and based on the sincere desire of the three brotherly countries in strengthening the means of cooperation and increasing coordination mechanisms within the political, economic, commercial, industrial, security and other fields, with the aim of continuing to establish the factors of prosperity and the foundations of development, and to advance joint efforts in pursuit of achieving strategic integration among them.

The newspaper quoted the final statement as saying: Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, hosted King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, at a tripartite summit held in Baghdad on June 27, 2021, to discuss ways of cooperation and coordination and strategic integration between the three countries, within the tripartite cooperation mechanism between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.

The newspaper pointed out that the statement confirmed that this summit comes as a continuation of the efforts of the three leaders in enhancing and integrating the joint efforts between the three countries in all fields, and by building on the outcomes agreed upon in previous summits, the latest of which was the Amman Summit hosted by Jordan on August 25/ 2020.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency