Baghdad II conference: the situation in Iraq was at the heart of the Jordan summit
French President Emmanuel Macron discusses with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, during the summit in Jordan on December 20, 2022. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN
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Iraq, its neighbors, the Gulf countries, Egypt and France met this Tuesday, December 20 in Jordan at a regional summit to help Iraq rebuild after nearly two decades of war.
The objective is to strengthen state institutions, develop the country's economy in order to make it more stable.
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With our special correspondent in Jordan,
Guilhem Delteil
On paper, the countries present
at the summit
held in Jordan on Tuesday, December 20, displayed a convergence of points of view.
But each has also reaffirmed its own interests.
A few words came up with insistence in the various speeches: an appeal for the stability of Iraq, its security and the need for non-interference in the internal affairs of a State.
"
Iraq is the scene of influences, of incursions
"
, regretted the French President, Emmanuel Macron.
“
Iraq rejects any
[…]
aggression against its territory
,”
said Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al Soudani.
Turkey and Iran stick to their position on Iraqi territorial integrity
The conference's final declaration reaffirms
Iraqi
"
support
[...]
for sovereignty
" .
It also stresses the need to establish
“
constructive regional ties on the basis of good neighborliness and non-intervention in the internal affairs of States
”
.
In word and on paper, the commitment is there.
But if they are not cited, it is Turkey and Iran that were targeted.
Both countries are carrying out military operations against Kurdish groups in northern Iraq.
And Ankara and Tehran have not made a commitment to respect Iraqi territorial integrity:
"
we must put an end to terrorism in the region
",
replied the Turkish ambassador to Jordan, in reference to the activities of the PKK, a Turkish Kurdish group in northern Iraq.
A position below the expectations of the organizers of this conference and the French Minister of Foreign Affairs mentioned the possibility of
"
sanctions
"
.
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