US President Donald Trump is set to host Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House next month, according to statements released on Tuesday by the Iraqi leader’s office and the US embassy in Baghdad.
“Special Presidential Envoy Barrack conveyed President Trump looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Al-Zaidi to the White House mid-July to discuss the future of this important relationship,” said a joint statement from the Iraqi leader and Trump’s special envoy to Iraq, Tom Barrack, issued by the embassy.
The announcement comes during a visit by Barrack to Iraqi capital Baghdad during which he discussed with the prime minister disarming and dissolving Iraq’s armed groups operating outside state authority.
