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During his meeting with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid in Baghdad, Al-Hassan affirmed the United Nations’ full support for Iraq’s efforts to complete the e-------l process within the standards of integrity and transparency, commending the steps taken by the Presidency and relevant institutions in creating the appropriate conditions for its conduct.
According to a statement issued by the President of the Republic, received by Shafaq News Agency, the two sides discussed key regional and international issues, most notably developments in the region and their future impacts, and the role of the United Nations in consolidating dialogue and coordination among countries in the region to ease tensions.
According to the statement, the meeting discussed the country’s political developments and situation, ongoing preparations for the upcoming e-------s, and the need to conduct the e-------s within controls and standards that ensure their integrity and enhance citizens’ confidence in constitutional institutions.
For his part, the Iraqi President affirmed the commitment of constitutional and legal institutions to the success of the upcoming e-------s by completing the necessary preparations to ensure their efficient and credible organization. He emphasized the importance of the international community and its role in providing technical support and monitoring to ensure they proceed according to transparent and fair principles that reflect the true will of the people.
Parliamentary e-------s in Iraq will be held on November 11, 2025. Approximately 30 million Iraqis out of a population of 46 million are eligible to vote to elect their representatives in the new House of Representatives. However, approximately seven million of them will be barred from participating due to their lack of voting cards, as their data has not been updated. (LINK)
Clare » October 26th, 2025
Trade: Iraq seeks to open up to the global economy by joining the WTO.
10/26/2025 – Baghdad –
The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Trade, Mohammed Hanoun, confirmed that the Iraqi government continues to implement its reform program aimed at completing the requirements for the Republic of Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), in line with the state’s orientations towards openness to the global economy and strengthening Iraq’s position within the multilateral trading system.
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Hanoun explained in a statement received by Mawazine News that “the ministry, through the National Committee for Iraq’s Accession to the Organization, was able, during the years 2023 and 2024, to make tangible progress in completing the basic negotiating documents and updating the required technical files, reflecting Iraq’s commitment to international standards and implementing the principles of transparency and economic openness.”
He pointed out that “Iraq officially resumed the accession negotiations process after a hiatus of more than 16 years. In July 2024, the third meeting of the working group concerned with Iraq’s accession was held at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, headed by the Minister of Trade, who gave a comprehensive presentation on the ongoing economic and legislative reforms. This presentation was widely welcomed by member states, which praised Iraq’s commitment to the requirements of full membership.”
He added, “The Ministry, in cooperation with relevant government agencies, has completed the update of the customs tariff system to HS2022, in addition to preparing and amending a package of commercial laws and legislation, including intellectual property rights laws, commercial arbitration, technical standards, and regulations related to foreign trade. The Ministry of Finance is also working to complete the stages of approving the new customs system within the national legal framework.”
The official spokesman explained that “Iraq participated for the first time in twenty years as an observer” in the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC13), held in Abu Dhabi, stressing that this participation reflects the strong political support for the accession process and the government’s will to accelerate structural economic reforms in line with the organization’s requirements.
He added that “the National Committee and its subcommittees, after the last meeting, began updating the memorandum on the foreign trade system and submitting detailed answers to 175 questions” submitted by member states, in preparation for holding the fourth meeting of the working group during the next phase.”
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Henig » October 26th, 2025
Việt Nam, US issue joint statement on reciprocal trade agreement
October 26, 2025 – 19:09
According to the joint statement, Việt Nam will provide preferential market access for substantially all US industrial and agricultural exports to Việt Nam.
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam and the US on Sunday issued a joint statement outlining a framework for an agreement on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with US President Donald Trump at the 13th ASEAN-US Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. VNA/VNS Photo
The statement was released on the occasion of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attending the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The agreement on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade will build upon the longstanding economic relationship between the two countries, including the US-Việt Nam Bilateral Trade Agreement signed in 2000, which entered into force in 2001.
According to the joint statement, Việt Nam will provide preferential market access for substantially all US industrial and agricultural exports to Việt Nam. The US will maintain at 20 per cent the reciprocal tariffs, as outlined in Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as amended, on originating goods of Việt Nam, and will also identify products from the list set out in Annex III to Executive Order 14346 of September 5, 2025, Potential Tariff Adjustments for Aligned Partners, to receive a zero per cent reciprocal tariff rate.
The US and Việt Nam will work constructively to address both countries’ interests in non-tariff barriers affecting bilateral trade in priority areas. Việt Nam has agreed to address many such barriers, including accepting vehicles built to US motor vehicle safety and emissions standards, addressing import licences for US medical devices, streamlining regulatory requirements and approvals for US pharmaceutical products, fully implementing Việt Nam’s obligations under certain international intellectual property treaties to which it is a party, and addressing US concerns with conformity assessment procedures. The US and Việt Nam have also committed to address and prevent barriers to US agricultural products in the Vietnamese market, including with regard to US regulatory oversight and acceptance of currently agreed certificates issued by US regulatory authorities.
Under the agreement, Vietnam Airlines has agreed to purchase 50 aircraft from Boeing, worth more than US$8 billion.
Vietnamese companies have signed 20 memorandums of understanding with US companies to purchase US agricultural commodities, with a total estimated value of over US$2.9 billion.
In the coming weeks, the US and Việt Nam will work to finalise the agreement, prepare it for signature and undertake domestic formalities in advance of it entering into force. — VNS
https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1728178/viet-nam-us-issue-joint-statement-on-reciprocal-trade-agreement.html
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Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính meets US President Donald Trump on sidelines of 47th ASEAN Summit
October 26, 2025 – 20:19
During the meeting, the two leaders agreed to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development between Việt Nam and the United States in a deeper, more substantive and effective manner.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (left) held a brief meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN–US Summit
KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held a brief meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN–US Summit during his attendance at the 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday.
During the meeting, the two leaders agreed to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development between Việt Nam and the United States in a deeper, more substantive and effective manner.
Both sides expressed a shared commitment to soon conclude a Reciprocal Trade Agreement, ensuring fairness and equality while encouraging greater US investment in Việt Nam.
Following Prime Minister Chính’s proposal, President Trump gave a positive response and took note of Việt Nam’s request for recognition as a market economy, as well as for removal from the US strategic export control lists D1 and D3. President Trump directed senior American officials present at the summit, including the Treasury Secretary and the US Trade Representative, to promptly provide feedback on these matters.
PM Chính commended President Trump’s role in promoting the peaceful settlement of global conflicts in recent times.
The brief ASEAN–US sidelines meeting demonstrated mutual understanding, respect and a shared resolve to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
On this occasion, PM Chính conveyed an invitation from Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and other senior Vietnamese leaders for President Trump to visit Việt Nam. President Trump warmly accepted, saying he looked forward to and would make time for a visit to Việt Nam in the near future.
PM Chính also proposed that the United States arrange a visit to Washington by Party General Secretary Tô Lâm under the framework of the two countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. President Trump welcomed the idea, asking that Việt Nam inform the US side at an appropriate time, and also expressed a desire for PM Chính to visit the United States when convenient for both sides.
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13th ASEAN–US Summit On Sunday afternoon, PM Chính joined ASEAN leaders and US President Donald Trump at the 13th ASEAN–US Summit, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
In his address, Chính congratulated President Trump on the United States’ recent achievements and praised his diplomatic efforts in promoting dialogue and peaceful conflict resolution worldwide. He particularly acknowledged the President’s cooperation with Malaysia, this year’s ASEAN Chair, and other ASEAN members in facilitating talks between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to the signing of a Joint Declaration of Peace between the two neighbours.
Recognising the US as one of ASEAN’s most comprehensive strategic partners, Chính proposed four major orientations to deepen ASEAN-US cooperation more practically and effectively.
The orientations consist of enhancing economic, trade and investment connectivity towards a balanced, harmonious and sustainable relationship; promoting cooperation in digital transformation, innovation and energy security, including energy infrastructure connectivity and peaceful nuclear energy collaboration; strengthening cybersecurity and the fight against transnational crime, building on US initiatives against online fraud and Việt Nam’s initiative on improving the pursuit of wanted criminals; and maintaining peace, security and stability across the region.
Chính reaffirmed that ASEAN and the US shared common interests and responsibilities in maintaining peace, stability, security and development in the region, including the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea). He reiterated ASEAN’s principled position of resolving disputes peacefully and in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
For his part, President Trump affirmed that Southeast Asia occupied a central place in the US Indo-Pacific policy, and that the United States remained a steadfast partner and friend to the region.
Washington, he said, would seek to deepen its partnership with ASEAN not only in economics, trade, energy, technology and AI but also in the pursuit of peace, stability and prosperity for all nations and future generations.
The President underscored that the US would be ready to work closely with and support ASEAN in addressing shared challenges, with full respect for ASEAN’s centrality and the legitimate interests of its member states. At the close of the summit, ASEAN and US leaders adopted the ‘Joint Vision Statement on a Stronger, Safer and More Prosperous ASEAN-US Partnership,’ setting the strategic direction for the next phase of cooperation.
ASEAN leaders commended the United States for its active and constructive contributions to regional cooperation through ASEAN-led mechanisms, particularly in promoting dialogue and confidence-building for peace and stability.
They also highly appreciated President Trump’s personal commitment and role in fostering regional dialogue, including his support for negotiations that helped ease tensions and achieve the Peace Declaration between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
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The leaders noted that ASEAN-US relations continue to grow robustly, comprehensively and effectively across multiple sectors.
The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to effectively implementing existing initiatives and to deepening the ASEAN-US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, focusing on high-quality trade and investment, finance, infrastructure connectivity, the digital economy, energy and cybersecurity resilience, all aimed at building a peaceful, secure, stable and prosperous region. —VNS
https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1728180/prime-minister-pham-minh-chinh-meets-us-president-donald-trump-on-sidelines-of-47th-asean-summit.html
Source: Dinar Recaps
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