Raisi receives Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran
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After visiting Riyadh, Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrives in the Iranian capital.
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Raisi officially receives al-Kadhimi in Tehran (IRNA)
An official reception ceremony was held for the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in the Saadabad Heritage and Cultural Complex in Tehran, in the presence of the President of the Republic Ebrahim Raisi.
Al-Kadhimi arrived in Tehran on Sunday afternoon and was received by the Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian.
The visit follows his previous one yesterday to Saudi Arabia.
President Raisi officially welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister @MAKadhimi here in Tehran on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/bnsMYXS4nN
— Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (@Iran_GOV) June 26, 2022
According to Iranian state TV, the Iranian and Iraqi officials are expected to address, among other things, the restart of discussions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the fifth session of which was conducted in April.
Iraqi sources told Al Mayadeen that the meetings in Riyadh and Tehran are to discuss important files regarding Iraqi mediation to open diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, noting that the meetings in Riyadh and Tehran have brought forward positive effects for Iraq, especially regarding strengthening regional partnership and cooperation.
For his part, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said Iraq would continue to play its constructive role as a mediator in order to establish peace and strengthen dialogue in the region.
Earlier, the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein spoke with the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and assured his counterpart that Iraq would continue to play its constructive role as a mediator in order to establish peace and strengthen dialogue in the region.
Iraq would not allow its soil to be a source of threat against neighboring countries, the Iraqi FM pledged.
