{"id":17151,"date":"2025-05-08T16:33:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17151"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:33:49","slug":"tunisian-participation-in-baghdad-arab-summit-triggers-debate-over-iraqs-wheat-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/08\/tunisian-participation-in-baghdad-arab-summit-triggers-debate-over-iraqs-wheat-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisian Participation in Baghdad Arab Summit Triggers Debate Over Iraq\u2019s Wheat Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Tunisia has yet to announce its official position on whether President Kais Saied will attend the 34th Arab Summit, set to be held in Baghdad on May 17. The silence coincides with growing controversy over Iraq\u2019s donation of 50,000 tons of wheat to Tunisia\u2014a gesture that some critics believe may be linked to encouraging Saied\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1637\">The Iraqi government reaffirmed its invitation to Tunisia last Sunday, during a phone call between President Saied and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia\u2019 al-Sudani. According to a statement from the Tunisian presidency, the call served as an opportunity for Saied to reiterate Tunisia\u2019s unwavering support for \u201cthe Palestinian people\u2019s right to liberate every inch of their occupied land and to establish their fully sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1900\">Shortly after the call, Iraq announced a wheat donation worth more than $25 million, fueling speculation over the motives behind the gesture and sparking the viral hashtag: #MrPresidentDoNotGo\u2014launched by supporters of Saied\u2019s July 25, 2021, political path.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17153\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17153 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9.jpg\" alt=\"Wheat or Strategy? Analyst Defends Tunisia\u2019s Sovereignty Amid Summit Speculation\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iraq Tunisia relation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"109\"><strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"107\">Wheat or Strategy? Analyst Defends Tunisia\u2019s Sovereignty Amid Summit Speculation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2255\">Political analyst Souhaib Mezrigui told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Tunisian-Iraqi relations are historically based on fraternal Arab ties, and that such gifts are not unusual, especially for countries facing economic strain. He stressed that Iraq has long supported Tunisia, including previous donations of books and funding for educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2568\">However, Mezrigui added that wheat donations to an agriculturally rich country like Tunisia call for serious reflection. \u201cTunisia, known for its agricultural leadership, must review its agricultural policies to achieve food self-sufficiency\u2014something Iraq itself has reached with a surplus in wheat production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2913\">Addressing the controversy over whether the wheat was meant to pressure Tunisia into attending the summit, Mezrigui emphasized that foreign relations are fundamentally driven by national interest and pragmatic diplomacy\u2014not by social media speculation. He maintained that Tunisia\u2019s foreign policy has historically been neutral and independent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2915\" data-end=\"3211\">He dismissed the idea that Iraq\u2019s wheat was a tactic to &#8220;lure&#8221; Tunisia into the summit, saying: \u201cTunisia does not bargain over its sovereignty. It has previously rejected conditional reform loans from international donors and is unlikely to compromise national independence for a wheat shipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17152\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/556.jpg\" alt=\"Tunisia\u2019s Summit Dilemma: Principle, Palestine, and Political Optics\" width=\"1000\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/556.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/556-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/556-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Iraqi government reaffirmed its invitation to Tunisia last Sunday, during a phone call between President Saied and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia\u2019 al-Sudani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"97\"><strong data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"95\">Tunisia\u2019s Summit Dilemma: Principle, Palestine, and Political Optics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3213\" data-end=\"3539\">Meanwhile, political analyst Mahdi Mnai, a supporter of Saied\u2019s path, said the president\u2019s decision will ultimately depend on whether the summit aligns with his firm position on Palestinian rights. He added that the level of Tunisia\u2019s representation at the summit will be determined by national interest\u2014not external pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3816\">Opponents of Tunisia\u2019s participation fear that attending the Baghdad summit could be used to soften Tunisia\u2019s stance and push it into regional alignments that serve Israeli interests at the expense of Palestine\u2014something President Saied has consistently labeled a \u201cred line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3818\" data-end=\"4136\">Commenting on the issue, Majd Party leader Abdelwahab El Hani wrote on Facebook that the president should ideally attend all Arab, Islamic, and international summits Tunisia is invited to, but stressed that participation should be separated from bilateral aid dynamics to avoid the perception of quid pro quo politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Tunisia has yet to announce its official position on whether President Kais Saied will attend the 34th Arab Summit, set to be held in Baghdad on May 17. The silence coincides with growing controversy over Iraq\u2019s donation of 50,000 tons of wheat to Tunisia\u2014a gesture that some critics believe may be linked to encouraging Saied\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[50,175,2079,5329],"class_list":["post-17151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports","tag-iraq","tag-kais-saied","tag-tunisia","tag-tunisias-sovereignty"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tunisian Participation in Baghdad Arab Summit Triggers Debate Over Iraq\u2019s Wheat Donation - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As Tunisia weighs President Saied\u2019s attendance at 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