BAGHDAD, May 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), confirmed their willingness to strengthen partnership in combating the Daesh.
A statement by his office said, Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, received a phone call from NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, who congratulated al-Kadhimi for taking office, after gaining the confidence of the Iraqi parliament.
“Stoltenberg stressed NATO’s keenness to strengthen partnership with Iraq, in fighting terrorism through the training mission operating in Iraq, asserting the need for the international community to cooperate with Iraq, to meet the challenges of terrorism,” the statement said.
For his part, al-Kadhimi emphasised that the Iraqi government attaches great importance to the partnership with NATO, the statement added.
Al-Kadhimi also extended an invitation to Stoltenberg to visit Baghdad as soon as possible, to discuss ways to raise the level of joint action, especially in the field of training and support to the security forces.
The call came after al-Kadhimi was sworn in, late on Wednesday, as the new prime minister of Iraq, following the approval of parliament.
The NATO mission in Iraq is providing training and advice to Iraqi forces, as well as, providing them with the weapons and ammunition they need, in the fight against Daesh militants.– NNN-NINA
