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Sudanese and McGork meetings ; " America abides by strategic agreement " Mohammed Shia Sudani met with Brett McGork and said the government's direction was to open the horizon for cooperation with the country. McGorg also reaffirmed his country's commitment to the strategic framework agreement and support for government reforms. On Monday evening, 16-1-2023, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani met in Baghdad with Brett McGork, the White House coordinator for Middle East and North Africa affairs, and us president Joe Biden's envoy. The prime minister's media office said the meeting discussed how to strengthen and develop relations between Iraq and the United States in all fields and levels, "in a way that serves the interests of both the Iraqi people and the United States". "The government's direction is to open a horizon of cooperation with the country, its friends and friends in a way that will benefit the Iraqi people," the prime minister said at a meeting with McGork. "He also stressed the ability of the security forces to confront terrorism and ensure stability because of the sacrifices they have made on Iraqi soil." McGork reiterated his country's support for the success of the current government, saying, "The UNITED STATES will continue to consult with Iraqi forces in the fight against ISIS." As the US representative says, his country welcomes the results of the second Baghdad Congress, efforts to develop joint infrastructure projects between Iraq and its environs, as well as the expected visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to Washington to hold meetings of the High Committee for The Coordination of the Strategic Agreement between the two countries. The US embassy said in a statement that the US delegation welcomed progress in resolving problems between the federal government and the KRG over revenue and energy exports. The meeting was attended by Amos Hostein, the presidential coordinator for global infrastructure and energy security, and Alina Romanowski, the US ambassador to Baghdad. According to incident information, Brett McGork and his accompanying delegation visited the Kurdistan Region after Baghdad and met with Nechirvan Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Region.