29 Mar 2024
Monday 21 August 2017 - 12:21
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Velayati hails Iran-Iraq strong bonds

Velayati hails Iran-Iraq strong bonds
MNA Iranian Leader's senior adviser Ali Akbar Velayati in a meeting with the head of Iraqs Islamic Virtue Party, commended the strong and friendly relations between the two countries.


Head of the Strategic Research Center, Ali Akbar Velayati, held talks with the Secretary General of Iraqs Islamic Virtue Party, AbdulHusseinal-Moussawi, on Monday in Tehran.

During the meeting, Velayati highlighted the strong bonds between Iran and Iraq despite the 198088 war waged by Saddam Hussein against the Islamic Republic.

The Iraqi official, for his part, thanked Iran for its strong support to the Iraqi nation and government, particularly in the wake of the brutal terrorist wave, saying the two nations are in the same front fighting terrorism.

We imagine that challenges to be facing Iraq and all other countries in the region in the era after the eradication of ISIL will not be any less of a threat than those facing us during the presence of the takfiri terrorists, he said.

He went on to stress that Iraq would make evert effort to bridge any gap in the unity of the country caused by the presence of terrorists.

Iraq is currently facing a challenge from the Kurdistan Regions decision to hold an independencereferendum on 25 September. Both Iran and Turkey, as neighboring countries that will be affected by the separation of Kurdistan region from Iraq, have voiced their objection, saying the referendum would begin a new wave of tension and conflicts in Iraq.

Islamic Virtue Party is an Iraqi political party with GrandAyatollahMohammad Yaqoobi as its spiritual leader. The party has six seats in the Council of Representatives of Iraq.

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