US envoy Brock praises Iraqi PM Al-Zaidi's stance on illegal arms
US envoy Tom Brock welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s remarks on illegal weapons, stressing the need to curb militia influence in Iraq.
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AIUS envoy to Iraq Tom Brock on Sunday commented on Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s statement regarding illegal weapons, saying in a post on X that Prime Minister Al-Zaidi is sending a clear message that militia influence has no place in Iraq’s institutions.
Brock added that Iraq’s future belongs to its people, not to armed groups operating outside the state, describing this as sovereignty in its finest form.
On Thursday, Al-Zaidi and Brock had also emphasized the importance of intensifying diplomatic efforts to ease regional tensions.