Shafaq News– Baghdad
Iraq will not join any regional alliance and will pursuebalanced relations with the United States and Iran, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidisaid on Thursday.
In an interview with Al Arabiya TV, al-Zaidi stated that thegovernment’s priority is to reinforce the country’s role within the Arabsphere, adding that Iraq “will not enter any axis.”
Following his planned visit to Washington, al-Zaidi isexpected to begin a tour of Arab countries. During the interview, al-Zaidi saidhe plans to visit Syria, “to strengthen economic ties for the interests of bothsides.”
Al-Zaidi stressed that there was no evidence that recentattacks targeting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates originated fromIraqi territory.