Iran ready to boost security cooperation with Iraq: Envoy

The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad says the Islamic Republic is prepared to further strengthen cooperation with Iraq in the fight against the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.

During a meeting with Secretary General of Iraq’s Islamic Dawa Party and former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Sunday, Hassan Danaeifar, the Iranian envoy, said Tehran seeks to broaden its amicable relations and cooperation with Baghdad in all spheres, including security issues and the campaign against Daesh.

He also congratulated Iraq on the recent liberation of the western city of al-Khalidiya from the grip of Daesh.

During the Sunday meeting, Maliki, for his part, emphasized that Iraqi security forces, fighters from the pro-government Popular Mobilization Units and Kurdish Peshmerga forces are resolute to put an end to Daesh’s presence in Mosul and eventually eliminate the terrorists from Iraqi soil.

The Iraqi politician also praised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s support for his country in the fight against terrorism.

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