Salih stresses the need to reduce tensions in the region

 Baghdad-INA

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed today, Tuesday, the need to reduce tensions in the region, and international solidarity to continue the war on terrorism.

A statement by the Media Office of the Presidency of the Republic, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that “President Salih received the British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa Affairs James Cleverley, and the Minister of the British Armed Forces, James Hebe, in the presence of Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein and Minister of Defense Jumah Anad, and it took place during The meeting discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them, issues of common interest, review of developments in Iraq and the region, and the need for cooperation and coordination between the two countries in a way that serves peace and local and regional stability.

According to the statement, the President of the Republic stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation between the two countries in various political, economic, military and health fields, and working together to face various global challenges, foremost of which is combating terrorism, and facing the health and economic repercussions of the Corona epidemic.