Military Chief of Staff: Iraq rejects using its lands for aggression against neighbors

Baghdad-INA

The military chief of Staff confirmed on Tuesday, Iraq's refusal to use its lands for aggression against neighbors, while stressing the need for everyone to adhere to brotherhood and cooperation in joint relations.

A statement issued by the military Chief of Staff, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the bilateral relations that link Iraq with the neighboring Islamic Republic of Iran are close relations based on cooperation and good neighborliness, and they have witnessed a remarkable development between the both countries recently at all levels, especially on the security and military sides.

According to the statement, the army staff expressed its "astonishment at the unjustified statements recently attributed to the Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Muhammad Hussein Baqeri, regarding the presence of hostile movements from Iraqi territory towards the Islamic Republic of Iran." 

It stressed, "Iraq strongly rejects the use of its territory for aggression against its neighbors, and that it adheres to good neighborliness and brotherly relations with neighboring countries," stressing "the need for everyone to adhere to the brotherhood and cooperation in joint relations."