Abdul-Mahdi to European ambassadors: Iraq is not within the system of US sanctions on Iran
Abdul-Mahdi to European ambassadors: Iraq is not within the system of US sanctions on Iran
Posted, 2019/5/10 20:23
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Thursday that Iraq was not part of the United States sanctions against Iran during his meeting with the ambassadors of Britain, Germany and France in Baghdad.
“The Prime Minister received the ambassadors of Britain, Germany and France in Baghdad. The meeting reviewed the development of relations between Iraq and the European Union countries and ways of continuing cooperation in all fields. The region under the current tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. ”
“Iraq is keen to establish relations of cooperation with all its neighbors and its Arab, regional and international neighbors, including the United States and Iran, and Iraq’s relations contribute to enhancing security, stability and economic prosperity in the region and the world,” Abdul Mahdi said. In this direction, and that these balanced relations have given Iraq the status it deserves, in addition to its positive reflection on the stability of Iraq internally. ”
He pointed out that “Iraq’s faith in dialogue and understanding to resolve all problems with neighboring countries and giving preference to the differences, and not to enter within any axis, in addition to Iraq’s declared position of being not within the system of US sanctions on Iran.”
The statement added that “Abdul Mahdi expressed the need to seek to support efforts to stabilize the region and defuse the crisis, and the importance of creating rules of conduct governing relations between countries and avoid their people the risk of loss of security and stability.”
For their part, “the ambassadors of the three European countries expressed their satisfaction with the development of relations with Iraq and the efforts of their countries to develop them and increase cooperation,” and praised “the role played by Iraq and its balanced foreign policy in its Arab and regional environment and the Iraqi government’s investigation of the interests of its people and its keenness to strengthen the status of Iraq among the countries of the region.”
They expressed “the desire of the EU countries to expand cooperation with the Iraqi government and support its program and policy and confidence in the Prime Minister and the steps taken at the internal level and foreign policy,” pointing out that “the views of Iraq and the European Union on the crisis in the region and the importance of defusing it.
The ambassadors also renewed “the desire of their countries to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq,” calling for “overcoming obstacles and increasing opportunities and investments for European companies looking forward to work in Iraq.” is over
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