Zebari meets with Iranian Vice-President

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iranian Vice-President, Jahangiri, received the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, and his accompanying delegation.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry received by IraqiNews.com “Foreign Minister reviewed the situation prevailing in Iraq and the region, stressing Iraq’s commitment to hold parliamentary elections in the country on time, pointing to the most important challenges facing the political process in Iraq, stressing the pursuit of the Iraqi government to defeat terrorism and extremism and build a democratic and prosperous future for the Iraqi people. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and overcome the difficulties that hurdle developing them.”

“For his part, the Iranian Vice – President reiterated that the security and stability of Iraq is the security and stability of Iran and the entire region. They also reviewed the most important events in the international and regional arena especially the progress of the nuclear talks between Iran and the international community,” the statement concluded.