Talabani confers with Turkish Ambassador on strengthening of strategic relations

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq‘s President, Jalal Talabani, has conferred in Baghdad on Saturday with the Turkish Ambassador to Baghdad on the bilateral strategic relations between both countries, in such a way that secures their joint interests, according to an Iraqi Presidential statement. “President Talabani has confirmed during the reception the significance of the joint action to develop the relations of joint friendship, especially the strengthening of the current strategic relations between both sides, based on joint interests of both countries, in the political, economic, trade, development fields, along with the other investment opportunities,” the statement pointed out. It stressed that “the viewpoints have been exchanged about the course of the political process in Iraq and several other issues of joint interest.” The Turkish Ambassador, on his part, the statement stressed had “highly assessed the major role by the Iraqi President on the political arena, in addition to his fruitful efforts in reconstruction and development of bilateral relations between the Republic of Iraq and Turkish Republic.”