US President Donald Trump will meet his Iraqi counterpart and the head of the European Union executive body during his visit to Davos in Switzerland this week, the White House said Monday.

The meeting with President Barham Saleh will be the first between Trump and Iraqi officials since tensions erupted over the US killing of a top Iranian general and a senior pro-Iranian Iraqi commander in Baghdad.

After calls in Iraq for the expulsion of thousands of US troops stationed there, Trump responded by threatening sanctions aimed at wrecking the country's economy.

Trump, who arrives in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum get-together on Tuesday and leaves Wednesday, will also meet with European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen, the White House said.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 31, an aerial view of homes under construction at a housing development in Petaluma, California. Sales of new US homes declined in July, while home prices rose and the inventory of available homes climbed slight
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 31, an aerial view of homes under construction at a housing development in Petaluma, California. Sales of new US homes declined in July, while home prices rose and the inventory of available homes climbed slightly, according to government data released on August 23, 2019. The sharp decline in July, which left sales below analyst estimates, was due in part to a significant upwards revision to June sales, according to US Census data. GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / JUSTIN SULLIVAN

Their talks will come just after France and the United States agreed to extend negotiations on avoiding what could be a punishing trans-Atlantic trade war.

Trump is also due to meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Simonetta Sommaruga, the president of the Swiss Confederation, and Kurdish leader Nechirvan Barzani.

The meetings will take place on the sidelines of the Davos conference, which this year is focusing heavily on climate emergency and social inequality.

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