President Meets British Ambassador

Baghdad / NINA/ The President of the Republic, Fuad Masum confirmed "the importance of relations between Iraq and the United Kingdom and the need for cementing them for the interest of the peoples of the two friendly countries." A presidential statement today said "Masum received today 27, Oct at the Salam Palace in Baghdad, the British Ambassador Frank Baker, and confirmed during the meeting the importance of relations between Iraq and the United Kingdom and the necessity of enhancing them, praising the important positions to Britain of supporting Iraq in its war against terrorism, adding that Iraq looks to promote and strengthen relations between the two countries. " For his part, Ambassador Baker stressed the importance of relations between his country and Iraq, and Britain's determination to expand mutual cooperation with Iraq, and its keenness to continue military and humanitarian support "./ end