Al-Halbousi: The Parliament supports the outcomes of the tripartite summit between Iraq, Egypt and Jordan

INA-  Baghdad


Speaker of the Parliament Mohammed Al-Halbousi said on Wednesday that the parliament supports the outcomes of the tripartite summit between Iraq, Egypt and Jordan.
 
The Office of the Speaker of the Parliament said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Speaker of the Parliament Mohammed Al-Halbousi, received today, his Jordanian counterpart Ahmed Al-Safadi and his accompanying delegation at the Parliament headquarters, where discussions were held on ways to strengthen bilateral relations, parliamentary diplomacy, cooperation and joint coordination between the two parliaments."
 
According to the statement, Al-Halbousi pointed to "the depth of brotherly relations between the two countries, and the importance of strengthening the bonds of cooperation to move forward at a practical pace that reflects on the reality of the two brotherly peoples."
 
He stressed "the importance of working at the level of the two parliaments to unify visions and activate agreements between the two countries, and to continue cooperation at the level of the Arab, Asian and Islamic Parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union to adopt common issues," pointing to "the priority of the Palestinian cause and the position supported by Iraq and Jordan."
 
He stressed that "the Parliament supports the outcomes of the tripartite summit and bilateral agreements between the two countries in the security, industrial and commercial sectors and the energy file, and the importance of completing the electrical interconnection and extending the oil pipeline to the port of Aqaba to increase national revenues and the multiplicity of export outlets," praising "the support of the Kingdom and King Abdullah II to Iraq in facing challenges, strengthening bilateral work ties, and cooperation in all fields."
 
For his part, the Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament expressed their "pride in the success of the work of the second session of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership between the two countries in seeking to provide all capabilities to support Iraq's security and stability," stressing "the importance of strengthening the steps of tripartite cooperation between Jordan, Egypt and Iraq and the economic projects that have been agreed upon."
 
Al-Safadi pointed to "the need for the two parliaments to work with more coordination and cooperation, and to promote legislative roles in supporting the efforts of the two countries towards strengthening all forms of joint cooperation in order to achieve economic integration," noting that "his country, under the leadership of King Abdullah II, supports the Iraqi government and people in all fields and levels."
 
"The talks stressed the importance of the continuation of the relevant standing committees in both parliaments, as well as the formation of a joint committee between the two parliaments to overcome obstacles that could stand in the way of implementing the agreements and in the interest of the two brotherly countries," he said.