Trump hails ‘tremendous new chapter’ with Iraq after call with PM-designate

President Donald Trump called Iraq’s PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi on Thursday and invited him to Washington after he forms a new government, according to a readout of the call, with the US president hailing a “tremendous new chapter” with Bagdad.“Prime Minister-Designate Ali Faleh al-Zaidi received today, Thursday, a phone call from the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, who congratulated him on the occasion of his official designation to form the new government and extended a formal invitation to visit Washington following the formation of the government,” the Iraqi prime minister’s office said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The two also discussed bilateral ties between Baghdad and Washington as well as ways to deepen them in various field. They also affirmed “joint work and bilateral cooperation to consolidate stability in the region,” the readout said.The call comes a day after the US Embassy in Baghdad congratulated al

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