BAGHDAD: Iraq’s government spokesman said Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi carried an initiative to Tehran aimed at easing regional tensions, while Baghdad said it would not allow Iraqi territory to be used to threaten Iran.
The remarks came during an official visit by al-Zaidi to Tehran, about a week after he met US President Donald Trump in Washington.
Al-Zaidi arrived in Tehran on Thursday afternoon at the head of a high-level delegation and was welcomed by Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Madanizadeh, representing President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the Iranian government’s official media website.
Pezeshkian received al-Zaidi at an official ceremony at Tehran’s Saadabad Palace, where the national anthems of both countries were played and the two leaders reviewed a guard of honor.
Al-Zaidi said he had discussed several issues of mutual interest with Pezeshkian, including establishing a mechanism for the work of the Iraqi-Iranian Joint Economic Committee.
