Salih: Iraq's balanced relations aim to enhance the security and stability of the region

Baghdad - INA

President Barham Salih affirmed today, Thursday,  while receiving the credentials of the new British ambassador, that Iraq's balanced relations aim to enhance security and stability in the region, support economic interdependence and combat terrorism.

The Presidency of the Republic stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Salih received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad the credentials of the new British ambassador to Baghdad, Mark Bryson Richardson," noting that "during which, they discussed the joint bilateral relations between the two countries, and the importance of strengthening them in various fields".
The President of the Republic stressed, according to the statement, that "Iraq is moving towards balanced relations based on joint action with friends in the international community, to consolidate security and stability in the region, reduce tensions, support interdependence in the economic, commercial, health and environmental fields, combat corruption, and unite in facing challenges of terrorism and extremism.

For his part, Ambassador Richardson affirmed "his country's support for the security, stability and sovereignty of Iraq, and the desire to strengthen cooperation and coordination in the economic and cultural fields, in addition to supporting investment, and enhancing opportunities for development and progress for Iraq."