Salih: Iraq Well-Positioned to Act as Regional Mediator

The newly-elected Iraqi president said Baghdad can act as a mediator to help resolve regional issues, in view of its relations with both Arab and western states.   
“The region needs a new order … Iraq has a pivotal role and using its ties with Arab and western countries, it can … be a facilitator to help resolve the issues, not a battlefield for [opposing countries] to settle scores,” Barham Salih was also quoted as saying by ICANA in a Saturday meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.   
He added that Iraq can change the circumstances in the region and along this line, consultations with Tehran are crucial to achieve a positive result.