Iran shall support Iraq with all efforts

NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: Iran‘s visiting Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salihi, has reiterated that his government would support Iraq with all its efforts, pointing out that his current visit is taking place to listen to the Grand Religious Authorities and to congratulate the new Iraqi government on occasion of its formation. “The Iranian government shall support Iraq with all its efforts, being part of the Iranian principles and policies,” Salihi told a news conference he held in Najaf after his meeting with the Supreme Religious Authority, Syaid Ali Al-Sistani. Salihi also said that he had carried a message from the Iranian Leadership, “fore fronted by Sayid Ali Khamanei to Najaf’s Religious Authorities, to whom he listened to their directives and conveyed for them the greetings of the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the Iraqi people, on occasion of the formation of the new government.” Salihi’s visit, during which he conferred with Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and Foreign Minister, Hoshiar Zibari, is taking place within the current efforts to boost bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and means to settle the pending border issues between both countries. KH (A) / SKH/SR 226