Iranian FM arrives in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on an official visit to meet with the Iraqi leaders following a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, the official television reported on Monday. The state-run Iraqiya channel said that Zarif is expected to meet his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari […]Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on an official visit to meet with the Iraqi leaders following a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, the official television reported on Monday.
The state-run Iraqiya channel said that Zarif is expected to meet his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as well as the Iraqi President Fuad Masoum, and other Iraqi top officials. Earlier in the day, Zarif visited the holy Shiite city of Najaf, some 160 km south of Baghdad, and met with Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during which Zarif presented details about the nuclear talks as well as the threats that endanger the region.
