President Receives A High Level US Delegation

Baghdad / NINA / -President Barham Saleh stressed the need to spare Iraq the consequences of international politics and regional tensions. A presidential statement said " Saleh received US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan in the presence of US Ambassador to Iraq, Douglas Silliman, where Sullivan expressed his congratulations to Barham Saleh on his assumption of office as President of the Republic and conveyed greetings and congratulations of President Donald Trump and Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo. Barham Saleh stressed the importance of friendly relations between Iraq and the United States of America, stressing the importance of strengthening cooperation between the two countries and developing relations between them, especially the strategic framework agreement. The President thanked the United States and the International Coalition to support Iraq in fighting terrorism, stressing the need to spare Iraq the consequences of international politics and regional tensions, taking into consideration the position and situation of Iraq and stressing the sovereignty of Iraq and its national interest in stabilizing the reconstruction of the damaged areas. For his part, Deputy Foreign Minister Sullivan renewed his country's support for Iraq in various fields, stressing his country's efforts to develop its relations with Iraq and enhance joint cooperation, especially in the economic fields and investment promotion. He expressed his country's readiness to encourage investors to invest in Iraq in support of economic stability and benefit from investment opportunities./ End