TEHRAN, MARCH 1-The Iraqi foreign minister says Baghdad is receiving assistance from Russia in ensuring security in the Arab country, ravaged by the war against the Daesh terror group, and that the two sides “exchange information” on a regular basis.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club(YJC) -The Iraqi foreign minister says Baghdad is receiving assistance from Russia in ensuring security in the Arab country, ravaged by the war against the Daesh terror group, and that the two sides “exchange information” on a regular basis.
“It is difficult for a country to be restored after the war alone,” Ibrahim Jaafari, who headed a high-level Iraqi delegation to Russia, told a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday, adding, “Russia is providing support for us.”
“We are exchanging information, and Russia is also providing assistance in security area,” said the top Iraqi diplomat.
Jafari also expressed willingness to expand economic and energy cooperation with Russia, saying Baghdad was open to business with any company, including Russian firms, interested in supporting the country’s post-war construction efforts.
“We are not closing doors for any company, which wants to help us,” he said. “We need assistance and are optimistic about cooperation with Russia in the energy sector. We are aware of the huge potential and experience that Russia has in this field,” he noted
During his stay in Russia, Jaafari also attended a meeting of the Russian-Iraqi intergovernmental commission co-chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.
In the meeting, Rogozin said the security situation has improved in Iraq and the country is now safer for the Russian companies.
The Iraqi foreign minister had also held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov a day earlier, during which the two diplomats discussed the Moscow-Baghdad bilateral ties and ways to deepen cooperation in all areas, including energy and defense sectors.
Source:Press TV
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