Jaafari Hails Iranian Support To Iraq In Its War With ISIS

BAGHDAD / NINA / Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari confirmed the depth of historical relations between Iran and Iraq, praising the support and assistance provided by Iran to Iraq in its confrontation the common threat posed by terrorist gangs Daash. Jaafari during a meeting in his office in Baghdad with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hussein Dehghan, according to a Foreign Ministry statement, said that Iraq is fighting a global war against the terrorists came from more than / 62 / states to save its unity and protect the region and the world from the threat of terrorism," pointing out that "Iraq has agreed to get assistance and support from the different countries of the world on condition of non-military presence of any state. He added that the presence of advisers in the field does not affect Iraqi sovereignty because their presence is advisory, and not a military one, and with the consent of the government and the House of Representatives and within the Iraqi controls on all advisers, pointing out that the Iraqis will overcome challenges facing the democratic experience and the political process through the concerted efforts of all religious, sectarian, national, and political backgrounds who insist on keeping the unity of the National, and with the help of friendly countries in the world. For his part, Iran's defense minister praised sacrifices offered by the people of Iraq in its war against the terrorist gangs, stressing the continued of his country's support for Iraq in the war against terrorism and the confirmation of his country on the need to strengthen relations between the two countries in various fields. The statement said that "al-Jaafari and Dehghan also reviewed the overall security situation and the developments of the war against Daash and the efforts of countries supporting it against terrorist gangs of Daash. Iran's defense minister arrived in Baghdad yesterday morning, heading a high-level military delegation at the invitation of his counterpart Khaled al-Obeidi. / End