Iran urges int'l community to back Iraq
Date
4/30/2016 6:29:07 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TEHRAN April 30 (KUNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the international community to help Iraq get out of the current political and security dilemma.
The international community and countries in the region should cooperate with the UN to find a logical way out of this dilemma Zarif said in a meeting with visiting UN Special Envoy for Iraq Jan Kubis.
Zarif noted that the presence of terrorist groups in Iraq is the major hurdle facing the country.
He added that fight against terrorist groups mainly the so-called Islamic State (IS) is among the priorities in Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran has voiced readiness to help resolve the issue.
The UN Special Envoy for Iraq for his part described Iran's leading role in resolving current problems in Iraq as very constructive.
Earlier Kubish met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian. (end) fz.ibi
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