Al-Halboosi receives his Lebanese counterpart

 

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received, on Tuesday, the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri and his accompanying delegation.

The meeting discussed the relations between the two countries and the most important challenges facing the region, whether security or economic.

The meeting also discussed activating parliamentary friendship committees, uniting positions in international forums, and coordinating inter-Arab parliaments to support the Palestinian cause and resolve regional differences.

H.E. pointed out that Iraq is in a new phase of openness to its Arab and regional environment, including Lebanon, and seeks to maintain coordination and communication in all fields, stressing that Iraq stands with its Arab brothers in rejecting the decision of the US administration regarding the occupied Golan and supporting the Palestinian cause.

For his part, Berri praised the hospitality and reception of Iraqis to their Lebanese brothers, calling for the need to strengthen relations through joint economic action in the fields of energy, oil and investment to serve the interests of the two brotherly peoples.

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Media Office
Of the Parliament Speaker
Apr 2, 2019