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Within the framework of ongoing diplomatic efforts to discuss regional and international challenges and their economic and developmental repercussions on countries around the world, Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi received on Monday the Honorary President of the International Crisis Group and Middle East Program Director Robert Malley and his accompanying delegation, which included the Deputy Program Director and the Director of the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Project. The meeting witnessed a discussion of all issues and crises witnessed by the region and possible solutions in light of the state of instability and conflicts passing through the Middle East and their negative impacts on supply chains and the global economy. Al-Zaidi stressed during the meeting that the major challenges facing the countries of the region require mobilizing efforts and intensifying joint work to reach solutions that contribute to dismantling economic and developmental crises and achieving desired stability. He also stressed the importance of allowing room for dialogue and expanding its spaces to reach common points among the concerned parties, noting that Iraq has made and still makes great efforts in this direction. The Prime Minister called on the group to employ its expertise and capabilities and present its visions and plans that can contribute to addressing existing crises and assisting decision-makers and international actors. For his part, Robert Malley expressed the readiness of the International Crisis Group to employ its capabilities and expertise in supporting the Iraqi government efforts and orientations aimed at dismantling crises, enhancing stability in the region, and bridging viewpoints.
