The US-Iraqi strategic dialogue due to start on Wednesday will promote economic, social and political ties between the countries, Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.
These high-level discussions are intended to shape the future relationship between the US and Iraq.
This third round of talks are of "great interest" to the government in Baghdad and would serve mutual interests, Mr Hussein said.
Last June, the administration of former president Donald Trump held the first round of virtual meetings to clarify that coalition forces are in Iraq to train and advise Iraqi forces, to help prevent ISIS remnants from staging a comeback.
Two rounds of talks took place last June and August, in which Iraq’s militia groups and economic crisis were also discussed.
Baghdad made a formal request to US President Joe Biden's administration to resume the talks.
The US blames Iran-backed militias for regular attacks on its personnel and interests in Iraq.
These attacks have put significant strain on the relationship between Baghdad and Washington.
The retaliatory US drone strike that killed Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis in the Iraqi capital in January 2020 also raised tensions.
Washington withdrew its forces from Iraq in 2011, eight years after leading the invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein and set off a bitter sectarian conflict.
But thousands of American soldiers were redeployed to the country from 2014, as part of a global coalition battling ISIS.
Members of the Iraqi parliament have protested against the presence of US troops in the country, especially after the killing of Suleimani on Iraqi soil.
In the aftermath of the strike, members of parliament voted to expel all foreign soldiers from Iraqi territory, but this decision was never ratified or introduced.
Iraq's relations with the US have improved since Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi took office in May, but some political parties and groups, such as the Iran-backed Fatah bloc, continue to call for US forces to leave the country.
The number of US troops in Iraq has dropped to about 2,500, according to the Pentagon.
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UAE results
Beat China by 16 runs
Lost to Thailand by 10 wickets
Beat Nepal by five runs
Beat Hong Kong by eight wickets
Beat Malaysia by 34 runs
Standings (P, W, l, NR, points)
1. Thailand 5 4 0 1 9
2. UAE 5 4 1 0 8
3. Nepal 5 2 1 2 6
4. Hong Kong 5 2 2 1 5
5. Malaysia 5 1 4 0 2
6. China 5 0 5 0 0
Final
Thailand v UAE, Monday, 7am
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
MATCH INFO
Qalandars 109-3 (10ovs)
Salt 30, Malan 24, Trego 23, Jayasuriya 2-14
Bangla Tigers (9.4ovs)
Fletcher 52, Rossouw 31
Bangla Tigers win by six wickets
What is the definition of an SME?
SMEs in the UAE are defined by the number of employees, annual turnover and sector. For example, a “small company” in the services industry has six to 50 employees with a turnover of more than Dh2 million up to Dh20m, while in the manufacturing industry the requirements are 10 to 100 employees with a turnover of more than Dh3m up to Dh50m, according to Dubai SME, an agency of the Department of Economic Development.
A “medium-sized company” can either have staff of 51 to 200 employees or 101 to 250 employees, and a turnover less than or equal to Dh200m or Dh250m, again depending on whether the business is in the trading, manufacturing or services sectors.
Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis
The biog
Born: near Sialkot, Pakistan, 1981
Profession: Driver
Family: wife, son (11), daughter (8)
Favourite drink: chai karak
Favourite place in Dubai: The neighbourhood of Khawaneej. “When I see the old houses over there, near the date palms, I can be reminded of my old times. If I don’t go down I cannot recall my old times.”
Match info
Arsenal 0
Manchester City 2
Sterling (14'), Bernardo Silva (64')
In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
