The Speaker, his Egyptian Counterpart discuss further development of parliamentary cooperation

H.E the Speaker Mohammad al-Halbusi was received by his Egyptian Counterpart Ali Abdul Aal in Cairo. At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Abdul Aal congratulated the Speaker for his election as the Speaker of the COR, wishing him and the newly elected MPS success in their legislative duties.
They jointly noted that stronger parliamentary cooperation was particularly important for strengthening the overall relations and cooperation between the two friendly countries. Al-Halbusi stressed the need to boost economic ties with Egypt to help reconstruct the liberated areas, calling for the activation of joint friendship committees between the two countries.
For his part, Mr. Abdul Aal stressed Egypt’s firm support for all efforts aimed at restoring peace and stability in Iraq because of its positive reflection on the region’s stability, praising the victories achieved by the security forces against the ISIS.
The Speaker Media Office
3/10/2018