Sayyid Al-Hakeem Receives Turkish Ambassador, Discusses Baghdad-Ankara Bilateral Ties
His Eminence Sayyid Al-Hakeem, Head of the National State Powers' Alliance, received at his office in Baghdad His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Anıl Bora İnan, and discussed with him bilateral relations between Baghdad and Ankara. H.E. stressed the importance of capitalizing on common ground in a manner that serves the interests of the two friendly countries and peoples.
Sayyid Al-Hakeem pointed to Iraq's situation in the period following the end of the International Coalition to Combat ISIS's missions, explaining that ending the Coalition's missions through understanding and consensus is evidence of Iraq's recovery and of the international community's recognition of it. H.E. stressed the importance of sending messages of reassurance among Iraqi components, adopting the principle of embracing everyone, and achieving social justice among them.
On regional issues, Sayyid Al-Hakeem affirmed that the entire region, with all its states, has been harmed by escalation, calling on these states to exert greater efforts to resolve problems through dialogue and understanding, and to take the interests of the region's peoples into account.
