Foreign Minister: Iraq is now more stable

Baghdad-INA  
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein confirmed today, Friday, that Iraq is now more stable, pointing to the success of the provincial council elections.
 
A statement by the Ministry received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): that "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein, and his accompanying delegation met with the Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot, at the headquarters of the Dutch Foreign Ministry."
 
 "At the beginning of the meeting, Slot welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister, and indicated the importance of the meeting in light of the ongoing escalation in Gaza and the Middle East."
 
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to the statement, stressed that "Iraq is now more stable," noting that "the success of the provincial council elections in Iraq that took place recently, calling on the Netherlands to participate in a greater role in Iraq, especially in the fields of water and agriculture."
 
He stressed, "Iraq is seeking to spare the Palestinian people all the tragedies it is exposed to as a result of the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian cities."
 
For her part, the Dutch Foreign Minister stressed, "The importance of her country's participation more broadly in the projects implemented by Iraq."