Salih receives a written message from his Palestinian counterpart

Baghdad - INA

The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, received a written message from his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas.

His media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "President Salih received the envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Secretary of the Central Committee of Fatah, Jibril Rajoub."

He explained, "At the beginning of the meeting, Jibril delivered to the President of the Republic a written message from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, about developments in the Palestinian situation and the international situation."

The statement added, "The meeting discussed brotherly relations and joint ties between Iraq and Palestine, and the need to work on developing and upgrading them, in a way that serves the aspirations of the two brotherly peoples, as well as discussing strengthening cooperation and coordination in all fields, and stressing the need to make efforts to achieve the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people and their legitimate rights." In his independent state, and obtaining all his legitimate rights. "