Iraq and UK reach mega-infrastructure deals in reset of ties

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer in London on Tuesday.

The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the vision of a prosperous, sovereign Iraq through a new partnership focused on trade and investment," a UK-Iraq joint statement said after Tuesday's meeting.

The two ministers signed a landmark Partnership & Cooperation Agreement, a wide-ranging treaty on trade and strategic cooperation and agreed a trade package worth up to £12.3 billion. That is more than 10 times the total value of UK-Iraq bilateral trade last year.