NOURNEWS - Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Representative of the Supreme Leader of Iran and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, in a meeting with the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mohammad al-Halbousi, referred to the inseparable cultural, political and security ties between Iran and Iraq and said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers political stability and lasting security in Iraq a national and regional necessity and is ready to use all its capacities to fulfill the will of the Iraqi people."
He described the Iraqi constitution and legal procedures as a good basis for overcoming political challenges in the country, adding: "Iraq's national resources and wealth can be used for the comprehensive development of the country when its extraction and export can only be done under the management and supervision of the central government."
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, referring to some unacceptable actions taken from inside Iraq against Iran's interests, stated: ", Adopting an approach to intelligently confronting threats, while fully monitoring the interventionist movements of the Zionist regime and the United States and their affiliated currents with authority to any action that seeks to harm the security of Iran and the region, the Islamic Republic of Iran react quickly and decisively."
Shamkhani said that Iraq's return to its true place in the Islamic world and the Arab world has a decisive role in creating stability and security in the region, adding: "Comprehensive cooperation to create a strong, prosperous, developed and stable Iraq in Iran's neighborhood is the permanent and unchangeable policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council stated that Iranian companies are ready to strengthen the process of cooperation between the two countries by participating in economic and technical projects in Iraq.
In this meeting, the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Mohammad al-Halbousi, referring to the lasting friendship between the two countries, emphasized on further strengthening Tehran-Baghdad relations.
Referring to the anti-Israel approach of the Iraqi government and people, Mohammad al-Halbousi noted that the Iraqi parliament is preparing a plan to criminalize cooperation and relations with Israel, in order to prevent any possible steps to be taken in this direction.
The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament described the continuous dialogue and joint cooperation of the main religious and ethnic groups in Iraq as a condition for the formation of an efficient and powerful government in this country and added: "Iran can play an important role in shaping political cohesion in Iraq due to its spiritual influence among some religious and political groups."
Emphasizing the need to develop comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, especially the continuation of Iranian gas exports to Iraq, he said: "Although there are problems with US demands for payment of Iran's gas exports to Iraq due to US sanctions, but we hope that this problem will be resolved soon with the ongoing efforts."
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