PM welcomes the signing of the joint declaration of intent to be concluded between the Iraqi and British Ministries of Interior

Baghdad-INA   
The media office of the Prime Minister said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani received the British Minister of State for Security Affairs, Tom Tugendhat and his accompanying delegation," noting that " during the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in all fields, especially security and military, and combating terrorism, as well as in the field of combating corruption.
According to the statement, the Prime Minister praised "the United Kingdom's support for Iraq and standing with it in the war against the terrorist organization ISIS," stressing "the importance of cooperation with the British side in combating cross-border crimes, especially those related to smuggling, human trafficking, drug and psychotropic drug trade, in addition to recovering Funds and those wanted by the Iraqi judiciary in corruption cases.
 
 Prime Minister welcomed "the signing of the joint declaration of intent, to be concluded between the Iraqi and British ministries of interior, and the draft memorandum of understanding between the two countries."
 
For his part, Tugendhat expressed "Britain's readiness to support the Iraqi security forces and provide them with modern technologies," praising "the Iraqi security services, of all kinds, in combating terrorism and eliminating the terrorist organization ISIS, and their role in the security stability of the country."