Foreign Minister Meets Syrian Ambassador

BAGHDAD / NINA / Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari received a message from his Syrian counterpart Basim al-Mualim, handed over by the Syrian ambassador Stam Jad'aan Al-Dandh includes the desire of Mualim to visit Iraq in the coming period in the framework of mutual interest and to strengthen relations between the two countries. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said "Jaafari and the Syrian ambassador discussed bilateral relations and ways of developing them to serve the interests of the two brotherly peoples and also they discussed the overall region and international situation, and the war against Daesh gangs. It was emphasized, during the meeting, also on the need for concerted efforts of all countries in the world to confront the threat of terrorism, which threatens the whole world. / End