Russia invites Al-Kadhimi visit Moscow

  Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received an invitation to visit the Russian capital, Moscow. 

The Media Office of the Council of Ministers said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received today the Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and African Countries, Undersecretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mikhail Bogdanov." 

 "the meeting witnessed a discussion of the overall Iraqi-Russian relations, and ways to develop it for the benefit of the two friendly countries," noting that "the field of bilateral military and security cooperation, the war on terrorism and the pursuit of terrorist remnants of Daesh were also discussed, as was the situation in Syria and the Iraqi role in calm and enhance stability in the region. 

Al-Kadhimi stressed, "The importance of the Russian historical role in the region, and Iraq's aspiration for more cooperation with the Federal Republic of Russia in the political and economic fields, expanding the work of Russian companies in Iraq in all fields of investment, and overcoming obstacles, and strengthening the Iraqi economy 

For his part, Bogdanov renewed "the Russian President's invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Moscow." 

Al-Kadhimi expressed his thanks for this invitation, stressing his aspiration to meet it as soon as possible.