BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 26 (NNN-NINA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, paid an official visit to Baghdad to discuss with Iraqi leaders bilateral and regional situation.
Zarif, heading a high-level delegation, arrived in Baghdad on Saturday afternoon and then held a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, in his office.
The two sides “discussed relations between Iraq and Iran, as well as, regional and international situations, and means to remove the damage of sanctions and dangers of war on the two countries and the region,” a statement by Mahdi’s office said.
The two leaders “stressed the importance of security and stability of the region and how to maintain the nuclear agreement,” the statement said, without giving further details.
Another statement by the Iraqi presidency office said that Iraqi President, Barham Salih, received Zarif and his accompanying delegation in the evening.
Salih stressed that, Iraq “seeks to be a converging spot for the brotherly and friendly countries, as well as, a stabilising factor in the region, in order to build balanced ties with all countries, especially the neighbouring ones in accordance to common interests,” the statement said.
During the meeting, Salih and Zarif discussed the latest political developments at regional and international levels.
They also talked about the “necessity to prevent war and escalation, as well as, to rely on calmness and adopt constructive dialogue, so as to consolidate the foundations of peace in the region,” the statement said.
They also affirmed the “importance of exerting joint efforts to remove the damage of the (U.S.) sanctions on the region and reach political solutions to the current (regional) crises,” it added.
Zarif was also scheduled to hold meetings with Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Mohammed al-Halbousi, and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed al-Hakim, before leaving the country on Sunday (today).– NNN-NINA
