Baghdad - INA
President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, confirmed today, Thursday, the continuation of international cooperation to combat terrorism and reduce tensions in the region.
His media office stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "President Salih received, in the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the advisor in the British Ministry of Defense, Sir John Lorimer, and the British ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hickey."
He explained, "The meeting discussed the relations between the two countries and the importance of working to strengthen them at all levels, and cooperation in the military and security fields in training, qualifying and arming the Iraqi security forces, and cooperation in confronting terrorism."
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