Speaker Reiterates Iran’s Support for Iraq in Fight against Terrorism
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani voiced Tehran’s unwavering support for the Iraqi nation and government in their fight against terrorist groups in the Arab country.
“Surely, Iran helps Iraq in the fight against terrorism,” Larijani said in a meeting with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri in Baghdad on Wednesday.
Pointing to the current situation of Iraq and terrorist activities in the war-hit country, he said, “These problems make nations stronger and are regarded as an exercise for recognizing real friends in the region.”
“We have been on your (Iraqi) side since the rule of Saddam (Hussein) and supported the democratic ideology in Iraq,” the Iranian parliamentarian said.
“However, since then there were some enemies who were seeking to create unrest in Iraq,” he added.
Larijani said Iran-Iraq relations have been close in different regional conditions and the two sides had close political consultations.
In a joint press conference with Jabouri after the meeting, Larijani also said that terrorism is a real problem and the Iraqi people’s unity is the most important factor in the fight against the phenomenon.
Larijani is visiting Baghdad on the second day of his visit to Iraq, the final destination in his tour of the regional states.
Before arriving in Iraq, the Iranian speaker visited Syria and Lebanon during which he had met the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his Syrian counterpart Mohammad Jihad al-Laham, and the Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah and several high-ranking officials.
