AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with President of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council Fayeq al-Zaidan in Baghdad on Sunday discussed the legal acts needed to be taken in pursuing the US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
During the meeting, the two officials reviewed cooperation and synergy between the two countries to pursue the assassination of General Soleimani and Deputy Commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Zarif also held a separate meeting with Head of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim in Baghdad today during which they discussed different aspects of relations between Iran and Iraq and important regional issues.
Zarif and Iraqi President Barham Salih had also in a meeting in Baghdad on Sunday conferred on ways to further broaden all-out relations and pursue the US assassination of General Soleimani.
During the meeting, the two high-ranking officials underlined the age-old ties between the two countries, and described further development and deepening of relations as beneficial to both nations and the regional states.
Zarif and Salih also reviewed the latest developments in bilateral ties as well as important ways to expand the economic and trade relations between the two countries, the latest measures taken in pursuing the US assassination of General Soleimani in Baghdad in January and key regional and international issues.
Earlier today, Zarif held a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Fo’ad Hossein in Baghdad.
Speaking to reporters in a joint press conference after the meeting, he underlined the need for the establishment of tranquility in the region, saying that Tehran is interested in having a powerful and peaceful Iraq along its border.
“A powerful Iraq full of peace and tranquility with constructive and good relations with all its neighbors is equal to power, tranquility, stability and peace of ourselves and we welcome Iraq’s effective role in the powerful and peaceful Persian Gulf region,” Zarif said.
He added that presidents of the two countries have agreed to increase their volume of trade ties to $20bln during President Rouhani’s visit to Iraq, and said, “We are not so much far from that goal and we will certainly adopt joint measures to this end.”
“Iraq is one of prioritized neighbors in our economic and trade relations,” Zarif said.
He also referred to the US assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and al-Muhandis, in January, and said it was a big harm to the war on terrorism in the region and Iran and Iraq will pursue the case in cooperation with each other.
“It is highly important to us to see that the national sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of our neighbors does not come under aggression by foreigners,” Zarif stressed.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi plans to visit Iran next week as his first foreign state trip after taking power, his National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji said.
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source : FNA
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20 July 2020
4:39:57 AM
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Iranian FM, Iraqi Judiciary officials confer on legal acts to pursue US assassination of General Soleimani
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with President of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council Fayeq al-Zaidan in Baghdad on Sunday discussed the legal acts needed to be taken in pursuing the US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.