Baghdad The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, received in his office today, Tuesday, the Norwegian Ambassador in Baghdad, Espen Lind Beck.
Al-Araji discussed with the Norwegian Ambassador, according to a statement by Al-Araji’s office, ways to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries in all fields, in addition to discussing the political and security situations at the international and regional levels.
The meeting touched on the Ukrainian-Russian crisis, where Al-Araji stressed the importance of urging the parties to dialogue for the sake of peace in the region and the world, noting that Iraq is keen not to be a party to this battle, and that its position is to seek to persuade the parties to the crisis through dialogue.
The file of the Syrian al-Hol camp was also discussed, where al-Araji pointed to Iraq’s need for the international community to stand with it more, to dismantle this camp, stressing the importance of the international community remaining cohesive in the face of terrorism and drying up its financial, human and media sources.
Al-Araji discussed the seriousness of the drug phenomenon in societies, stressing work with the legal authorities to amend the anti-drug law and tighten the penalties for this crime.
For his part, the Norwegian Ambassador affirmed his country’s keenness to maintain the partnership with Iraq, through Operation Solid Resolve and NATO, expressing his country’s readiness to cooperate with Iraq in the areas of information exchange, combating terrorism and organized crime.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency