Baghdad - INA
The Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and French President Emmanuel Macron praised the continuation of cooperation in the fight against terrorism .
The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi made a phone call today to French President Emmanuel Macron in which he congratulated on the occasion of his constitutional oath after his re-election as President of the French Republic."
He added, "Means of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries and regional and international developments were discussed," noting that "the continuation of joint coordination, and the continuation of bilateral initiatives that the capital Baghdad had previously witnessed, launched between the two countries was also discussed."
He added, "Al-Kadhimi and Macron praised the continuation of cooperation in the field of combating terrorism and the progress made in defeating its remnants, as well as bilateral economic cooperation, and cooperation in the fields of security and defense, in a manner that serves the interests of the two friendly peoples, and enhances security and stability in the region."
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