SLC MP: Maliki’s expected visit to Iran to consolidate regional security

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP Mufeed al-Baldawi of the State of Law Coalition pointed out that “the expected visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to Iran comes within Iraqi efforts to consolidate the regional security and achieve the mutual cooperation in confronting terrorism.”

In a statement to Iraqi News, Baldawi said “Iraq and Iran have a major role in consolidating the security in the region through supporting peaceful solutions to end the Syrian Crisis as well as the essential role of Iraq within the negotiations between Iran and the (5+1) group.”

“Iraq is open towards all countries in the region, including Syria, KSA, Turkey and others, and the whole world to establish agreements for confronting armed groups and terrorism,” he added, noting that “The visit which will be conducted by the end of this week aim at consolidating cooperation in economic and tourism fields.”