Invest with Iraq: Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi sets out an economic pitch at the General Assembly

25 September 2026

Speaking in the General Debate of the 81st session of the General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Iraq, Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi, invited the world to invest with Iraq. He said Iraq wants to be an active economic power in its region and a bridge for dialogue, and that with the mission of the international coalition in Iraq now over, ties with strategic partners move from military cooperation to economic and development cooperation. He set the goal of making the country a global hub for energy production, with export routes diversified and energy lines and corridors built towards Türkiye, Jordan and Syria. He promoted the Development Road, the corridor planned to run from the Grand Faw Port to Europe through Türkiye. He also sought shared management of water resources based on cooperation and international law, and pointed to desertification and water scarcity. He said Iraq has never been on the margins.