TEHRAN -- Iranian Parliament speaker Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf said cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad, in addition to boosting their economy, will lead to improvement of regional security.
Qalibaf met Iraqi Prime Minister Shia’ Sabbar al-Sudani and his accompanying delegation, hoping that the new government in Baghdad and its head’s visit to Iran will lead to broadening of bilateral ties.
The parliament speaker said the Iranian nation and government wish to support a strong and advanced Iraq, which will be a pride for Iran.
“Iran and Iraq are two neighboring countries with deep religious, economic and cultural commonalties, and such meetings bring closer the Iranian and Iraqi nation,” he added.
Qalibaf noted that Iran and Iraq can be the best model for broad and deep cooperation among the Arabic and Islamic countries, but the Zionist regime and the United States are both opposed to such broad bilateral cooperation.
Sudani, for his part, stated that his visit on the invitation of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, is a great opportunity, as Tehran and Baghdad have very deep and strong relations with historical roots, adding the two countries’ officials have a duty to further expand those relations and open new horizons for closer cooperation.