Rashid: We consider any obstruction in Iran’s path as an enemy against Iraq – Mehr News agency RCO News Agency
According to RCO News Agency, quoted by Shafaq News, the Presidents of Iran and Iraq, Masoud Al-Rashidian and Abdul Latif al-Rashid, met on the sidelines of the International Peace and Trust Summit in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, and discussed bilateral relations and developments in the region.
Expressing his satisfaction at meeting with his Iranian counterpart, the President of Iraq pointed to the successful process of the elections in his country and emphasized that Iraq considers Iran to be its most important neighbor, the security of the two countries is tied together, and Iran’s continuous support to the government and people of Iraq will always be appreciated.
Abdul Latif Rashid emphasized in this meeting that any obstruction against Iran is considered an attack on Iraq.
He also addressed the attacks of the Zionist regime against Palestine and the countries of the region, including Iran, and emphasized the need to play a necessary role and take a clear and decisive stance against these attacks and added: The Zionist regime is the main cause of regional crises and creates problems not only through military aggression, but also through its commercial and economic actions that prevent the establishment of constructive relations between the countries of the region.
Rashid stated: The countries of the region, especially Iran and Iraq, must form a strong and effective campaign within the framework of Europe and the United Nations to clearly state their positions regarding Israel’s threats.
The President of Iraq also emphasized the need to expand security, commercial, industrial, scientific and cultural cooperation with Iran and called for the exchange of experiences and the increase of mutual trips of cooperation delegations.
In this meeting, Masoud Al-Madijian congratulated the president of Iraq on holding enthusiastic, healthy and problem-free elections and expressed his hope that the formation of a strong parliament and government will help the growth and development of Iraq.
Emphasizing the need to deepen relations between businessmen, universities and industries of Iran and Iraq, the president of Iran considered joint investment and the development of cross-border communication among Tehran’s priorities.
Doctors discussed the “destructive role of the Zionist regime” in the region and described this regime as a “cancerous tumor” and emphasized that Tel Aviv seeks to prevent the strengthening of scientific, cultural, economic, political and industrial relations between Islamic countries and is moving towards igniting national and sectarian wars.
He emphasized that the way to deal with these destructive policies is to expand the fields of cooperation, promote joint investments and intensify exchanges in any field that brings the people of the region closer together.
The head of Jamour Iran also said that the completion of the Basra-Shalamcheh railway project is one of Iran’s main priorities for expanding relations with Iraq, and the governors of the border provinces have been given special authority to use the vast capacities available to increase exchanges between Iran and Iraq.
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