Crisis-stricken governments allied with
Israel do not have power to rebuild Iraq

Tehran (Qodsna) - Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership ended with the priority of supporting Iraq. The meeting, which was originally supposed to be a meeting of Iraq's neighbors, took on an economic title due to some events.

The summit was attended by Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, and France at the level of heads of state, and Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE at other levels such as foreign minister, prime minister, and regional emir.

The absence of Syria in the conference was obvious, as the country has common interests and threats with Iraq. But as Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein implicitly pointed out, Iraq has removed Syria from the guest list under inevitable pressure! The issue was criticized by Dr. Hossein Amir Abdullahian both at the time of his arrival in Iraq and during the main conference.

"Holding such an event in Baghdad is only aimed at improving the situation and image of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi before the election, and to pave ways to provide the ground for continued American political influence in Iraq," Abdul Khaliq Farooq, a former director of the Nile Center for Economic and Strategic Studies, told Quds News Agency "Syria was not invited to such a meeting because the United States did not want it. If the current situation in Iraq was not so complicated and accompanied by crises in various fields Iran would not be invited just like Syria."

The economic expert added: "The second point is that you should not expect economic progress from such an event in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (President of Egypt) is present and is known among the states as a friend and collaborator of the Zionists. Keep in mind that Egypt itself is currently facing deep social and economic crises and has become the political and economic tool of Israel. In addition, we should look at the other countries that have any connection with the Israeli regime and attended the meeting. Saudi Arabia is now stuck in the swamp of Yemen, and no one is to blame for this situation except Israel. So it is naive to say that you see Iraq progressing and developing economically and politically with the presence of such an ally.

 Experts believe that the unbalanced composition of the guests at the summit suggests that Iraqi Prime Minister al-Kadhimi's goal at the summit was not primarily an economic one. Some even believe that the security goal for Iraq was not very clear for this meeting. Rather, it should be said that the first and final goal of this meeting should be sought in Al-Kadhimi's efforts to influence the October elections in Iraq.

Jordan and Egypt are two countries that have basically no economic position in the region, but their economies are highly dependent on receiving foreign aid from Western countries and some rich Arab regimes such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Therefore, no one expects these two countries to be able to invest in economic projects in Iraq.

The Arab regimes of the Persian Gulf, especially the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, are investing in Iraq to reduce Iraq's political, economic, and security relations with Iran.

The French government, as seen in the words of Emmanuel Macron, is more defined in terms of filling a possible US vacuum in the area of continuing the occupation of Iraq under the pretext of confronting ISIS.

However, some experts believe that Iraq has the potential to play a mediating role in reducing divergence and creating regional convergence. But the current Iraqi government does not seem to have the will to pursue this strategic goal. For this reason, experts believe that Al-Kadhimi's action in holding this uncoordinated meeting with the intention of personal exploitation could damage this strategic position of Iraq.