Prime Minister discusses with the US Secretary of State preventing escalation in the region

Baghdad-INA  
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani discussed, today, Sunday, with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the latest developments in regional and international situations, and Iraq's role in supporting international peace and stability, and preventing current events from continuing on the path of escalation.
 
The Prime Minister's media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received a phone call from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during which they discussed the latest developments in regional and international situations, and Iraq's role in supporting international peace and stability, and preventing current events from continuing on the path of escalation."
Al-Sudani stressed to Secretary Blinken that "preventing escalation in the region depends only on stopping the aggression on Gaza, preventing its expansion to Lebanon, deterring and curbing Netanyahu and his government, preventing the Zionist occupation authorities from attacking the countries of the region, ending its repeated violations of international law and state sovereignty, and its attempts to spread the conflict and expand the scope of crises." 
For his part, the US Secretary of State expressed "the desire of the United States and the US administration for Iraq to play a role in controlling the situation in the region and preventing escalation from various parties, in continuation of Iraq's efforts to support regional stability and regional peace."