PM Discusses with the Commander of NATO mission in Iraq Ways of Cooperation in Light of the End of the Int'l Coalition Mission

Baghdad /NINA/ -Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mohammed Shia al-Sudani discussed with the Commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq, Lieutenant General Lucas Schweizer, ways of cooperation in light of the end of the mission of the international coalition.

The Prime Minister's Media Office stated: "Al-Sudani met today with the Commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq. During the meeting, ways of security and military cooperation between Iraq and the alliance countries were discussed, in light of the end of the mission of the international coalition to fight ISIS in Iraq." 

Al-Sudani was briefed on the outcomes of the high-level meeting between Iraq and the alliance, which was held in Brussels last August, and directed the formation of a joint committee between the two sides, headed by the Iraqi side by the National Security Advisor, to discuss all frameworks of cooperation.

The Prime Minister stressed Iraq's desire to move to bilateral cooperation with the alliance countries that participated in the international coalition, and to enhance the areas of training and joint advice with the Iraqi armed forces, especially after the Iraqi forces gained advanced levels of technical and field effectiveness.

 Al-Sudani also touched on the developments in the security situation in the region, with the continued Zionist aggression on Gaza and Lebanon, its threat to regional peace, and its attempts to expand the conflict, reiterating the importance of international and UN organizations and major countries assuming their roles and responsibilities towards stopping the aggression and preventing the genocide of the steadfast Palestinian people. /End