Baghdad - INA
Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi affirmed on Wednesday the government's commitment to strengthening relations with the Gulf countries, which represent Iraq's Arab depth.
The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a press release received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "the Prime Minister received on Wednesday the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jassem Mohammed al-Badawi, and his accompanying delegation, who conveyed a message from the leaders of the GCC countries congratulating al-Zaidi on gaining the confidence of the Council of Representatives and forming the government."
According to the statement, the meeting addressed relations between Iraq and the brotherly GCC countries, and ways to consolidate mutual cooperation in various fields, in order to enhance common interests and support the foundations of development and prosperity.
The Prime Minister stressed the government’s keenness to strengthen relations with the Gulf countries, which represent the Arab depth of Iraq, stressing that “Iraq will witness a new phase based on the foundations of building a modern state with full sovereignty, a strong economy, the rule of law, and respect for and strengthening of relations with its Arab, regional and international surroundings.”