Britain Confirms Its Continued Support To Iraq In Various Fields

BAGHDAD / NINA / Britain confirmed its continued support for Iraq in various fields, adding that the security and stability of Iraq and its return to take its role in the region is important for Britain. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said today, "Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari met, at the ministry's headquarters, British ambassador Frank Baker, who said his country would continue to support Iraq in various fields, and working on the issue of opening the Consular Section in Iraq to facilitate granting visas for Iraqis wishing to visit Britain, in addition to work to overcome some of the obstacles. " Baker said: We are working on the support and rehabilitation the infrastructure in various Iraqi cities, adding that British-Iraqi relations are going very privileged, stressing that the security and stability of Iraq and its return to take His role in the region is important for Britain, and we are working to support and meet the challenges that face Iraq ". For his part, al-Jaafari said: everyone should take the responsibility of support security and stability in the region and the world, and Daesh probably will not end up by eliminating it in Iraq, so we have to work to face terrorism by criminalizing Takfiri thought and drying up its funding to prevent its spread. " He expressed his "thanks and appreciation to the Britain's support for Iraq in its war against Daesh gangs financially and humanly, and in the international conferences and forums, calling for opening the Consular Section of the British in Baghdad and open the consulate in Basra and facilitate procedures of granting of visas for Iraqis wishing to visit Britain. " He added: We aspire for Britain's support to Iraq to get a seat in UNESCO from 2017 until 2021, stressing the importance of activating the decisions of the Iraqi-British Economic Council and enhance cooperation, which would contribute to increasing the volume of trade and investment between the two countries. " During the meeting, according to the statement, they discussed bilateral relations and ways of strengthening them to serve the interests of the two peoples as well as the overall security and political situation, and the war against the terrorist gangs (Daesh). / End