Iran senior diplomat underlines importance of Baghdad meeting

(MENAFN) A senior Iranian foreign ministry representative has counted the accomplishments of the Baghdad meeting for collaboration and association which was hosted in the Jordanian capital Amman.

The representative, Alireza Enayati, who is the chief of the Persian Gulf bureau at the Iranian foreign ministry, stated that the Baghdad meeting caused in several accomplishments locally.

“One of the important points of Mr. Amir Abdollahian's speech is to refer to the permanent role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in supporting Iraq over the past two decades,” Enayati stated in comments to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.

He added, “On the other hand, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been active in the process of political operations and establishing security in Iraq, including the fight against ISIS. The presentation of martyrs of victory, such as martyrs General Soleimani and martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, is also a sign of this issue. Therefore, the first axis of the minister's speech in the meeting included these topics.”

The diplomat went further on, “The second point was the necessity of dialogue and cooperation instead of confrontation. This means that it is necessary to use the element of dialogue to resolve misunderstandings and solve problems and increase the scope of cooperation.”

He also asserted that, “The third point is to ensure the security of the region by the countries of the region, which is a necessary thing. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country also emphasized in this meeting that security is a complete and interconnected concept. Also, one of the axes discussed in this summit was nuclear issues and Iran expressed its view on nuclear issues.”

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