Salih and Al-Araji discuss protecting the diplomatic missions

 INA - Baghdad

President Barham Salih stressed the importance of protecting diplomatic missions.

This came during a meeting between President Salih and the National Security Adviser Qassim Al-Araji, and both discussed the recent security developments in the country as they emphasized the need to strengthen the state's authority to enforce the law and protect the security and lives of citizens, according to a statement by the media office of the President of the Republic that Iraqi News Agency (INA), received.

The two asserted pursuing outlaw groups and hold them accountable, and make efforts to prevent destabilizing the security and stability of the country.

They stressed the importance of protecting diplomatic missions as an Iraqi obligation in accordance with international conventions and norms, in addition to preventing attacks on them that affect the country's reputation and its foreign relations.