President Receives Credentials of Kazakhstan's Ambassador To Baghdad

BAGHDAD / NINA / the President of the Republic Fuad Masum received the credentials of the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Azemat Berdibi /. A presidential statement cited today that "President welcomed, at the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador Berdibi, stressing the importance of bilateral relations and the need to strengthen joint action in the political, economic and cultural fields." Masum confirmed, "Iraq's desire to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation with Kazakhstan", expressing "full readiness to support the work of Ambassador to success his duties in Iraq. In turn, the Kazakh Ambassador stressed his country's desire to strengthen its relations with Iraq and open new horizons of bilateral cooperation, for the service for the benefit of the two friendly peoples. / End