Al-Halboosi receives the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the European Union

‏The Parliament’s Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi, received on Monday the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union and Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Josep Borrell and his accompanying delegation.

‏The meeting discussed joint relations and cooperation between Iraq and the European Union, in addition to the file of the displaced and the upcoming early parliamentary elections.

‏His Excellency the Speaker affirmed, during the meeting, Iraq’s keenness to consolidate its relations with the European Union and expand horizons of cooperation in various fields, praising the efforts of the European Union to support Iraq during its war against terrorist gangs of ISIS, pointing to the importance of supporting Iraq with the file of returning the displaced and achieving stability for the returnees to their homes through reconstruction and provision of services for liberated areas.

‏With regard to the file of the upcoming early parliamentary elections, the Speaker stressed the importance of the European Union’s role in monitoring the Iraqi elections to ensure their integrity and create confidence among citizens by choosing their representatives who express their aspirations and motivate them for broad participation.

‏For his part, Mr. Borrell explained the European Union’s support to Iraq in all fields, especially in the file of returning the displaced, stressing their support for the upcoming elections by sending monitoring teams from the European Commission and Parliament in order to ensure the integrity of their conduct.

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‏Media Office

‏Of the Parl. Speaker

‏Sep 6, 2021