Egypt keen to foster political, economic, cultural links with Iraq

President Sisi met in Baghdad Sunday Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, a head of an Egyptian-Iraqi-Jordanian summit.

During the meeting, President Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi conferred on a number of Arab and regional issues of common interest, as well as the Egyptian-Iraqi efforts to strengthen the frameworks of tripartite co-operation with Jordan, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi said.

Egypt is keen to strengthen and diversify bilateral co-operation with Iraq in all fields, especially political, economic, trade and cultural, for the benefit the Iraqi people, with focus on reconstruction efforts, President Sisi said.

The president appreciated the level of coordination between the two countries, at the bilateral level, and through the trilateral co-operation mechanism with Jordan, Ambassador Radi said.

President Sisi also stressed Egypt’s eagerness to consolidate joint Arab action in a way that contributes to addressing multiple challenges facing the Arab nation at the current stage.

For his part, the Iraqi prime minister welcomed President Sisi on his historic visit to Baghdad, hailing the close and historical ties binding the two countries.

Al-Kadhimi voiced appreciation of the Egyptian efforts in support of Iraq.

He affirmed Iraq’s keenness to strengthen bilateral co-operation frameworks with Egypt and explore mechanisms to push them forward to broader horizons.

He said that his country was 
seeking to benefit from Egypt’s experience in various fields over the 
coming period.

The two sides agreed on the need to intensify coordination to face the challenges in the region, and to achieve the aspirations of the two countries’ peoples to live in peace and stability, Spokesman Radi added.

The Iraqi prime minister hailed tireless efforts by Egypt to eliminate terrorist organisations in the region and lay the foundations for security and stability.

He highlighted Al Azhar role as a beacon of moderation.