IFP- Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has held talks with Ammar al-Hakim, the Leader of Iraq�s National Alliance and a majority leader in the Arab country�s Parliament.





Jaberi Ansari and Hakim, the head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), met on Monday in Baghdad.

During their working breakfast, which was also attended by a number of Iraqi officials as well as lawmakers from the ISCI, the two sides discussed a range of regional developments as well as Iraq�s issues.

Jaberi Ansari is on a two-day visit to the neighbouring country aimed at meeting with top Iraqi officials and attending a new round of Iran-Iraq Joint Political Committee.

Earlier, he also held talks with a number of high-ranking Iraqi officials including Fuad Masum, the Iraqi President.

During his meeting with Masum, Jaberi Ansari extended the Iranian president�s warm regards and invited him to take part in President Hassan Rouhani�s swearing-in ceremony, which is planned to be held in Tehran in two weeks.