The upcoming visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Baghdad would be a “turning point” in the two countries’ relations after the formation of Iraq’s new government, a senior Iraqi official said.
Rouhani is reportedly set to make his first trip to the neighboring Iraq as president on March 11 at the head of a large delegation.
Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Nazar Khairallah said the president’s trip would be “historic” and “important” under the current regional circumstances.
“As the government and people of Iraq, we are looking forward to this trip,” he said in an exclusive interview with IRNA published on Saturday.
March 02, 2019 19:31
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