FM, US Ambassador Discuss Ceasefire in Gaza

Baghdad /NINA/- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein discussed with the US Ambassador to the United States, Alina Romanski, the ceasefire in Gaza and sending aid.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: "The Minister of Foreign Affairs received Romanski today, Saturday," noting that "the meeting discussed the ongoing negotiations regarding the ceasefire in Gaza and sending aid, especially medical aid, to the Strip." 

It added, "The military operation carried out in the Anbar desert was referred to, which resulted in the neutralization of 15 ISIS terrorists, and the Minister praised the joint cooperation between the Iraqi and American forces and the success of this important operation." 

It continued, that the meeting "touched on the conference of the international coalition against ISIS scheduled to be held in Washington early next month, and Iraq's participation in it. It is noteworthy that this coalition includes 87 partners and was established primarily to fight the terrorist organization ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and the conference will be at the level of foreign ministers of the participating countries." 

 The statement concluded, "The meetings of the United Nations General Assembly, which will be held next month, and which will witness the attendance of dozens of world leaders, were discussed. The role of the two countries in these meetings and the required coordination between them to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the participation of the two countries' delegations in New York were discussed."/End