PM and Pompeo discuss the development of the situation in the region

Baghdad - INA

 Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi discussed, in a phone call, today, Tuesday, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the bilateral relations between the two countries and the development of the situation in the region.

 The Media Office of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Al-Kadhimi, during receiving a call from the US Secretary of State, discussed bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States and the development of the situation in the region."

 He added,"They also discussed the development of cooperation between the two countries in various fields," noting that "the two sides discussed the future of cooperation between Iraq and the international coalition led by the United States of America, in light of the growing Iraqi capabilities in fighting terrorism."