Al-Kadhimi during his tour to northern Iraq

Today, Wednesday, an Iraqi official source confirmed to Al Mayadeen that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi refused to partake in the “Summit for Democracy” organized by the United States of America if "Israel" participated in it.

The source added that "Iraq is the only Arab country participating in this Summit that brings together 110 countries," noting that Al-Kadhimi stipulated that “Israel” does not participate, and “he got what he wanted.”

It is worth noting that the United States is set to host on 9-10 December a video conference under the title "Summit for Democracy" in which leaders of many countries, businessmen, and a group of human rights advocates will participate. Several countries, including Russia and China, were excluded from the event.

In a joint article published by the American newspaper The National Interest, the Russian and Chinese ambassadors to the United States expressed Moscow and Beijing's rejection of US President Joe Biden's Summit scheduled to be held in early December.

A tour in Makhmour and Basrah

In a separate context, Al-Kadhimi is leading an important tour today, starting from the north, from the site of operations in Makhmour, at the head of a security delegation that includes the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, the Head of the Counter-Terrorism Service, and a number of security leaders.

Al-Kadhimi was received in Makhmour District by the President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani.

Iraqi PM will head to Basrah, south Iraq, to inspect the explosion site which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries.