Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted the delegation led by the President of the Republic of Iraq, Abd Al-Latif Jamal Rashid, who arrived in Armenia on an official visit.
“Dear Mr. President, I am happy to welcome you and the delegation led by you to the Republic of Armenia. Your visit is significant and essentially historical because you are the first president of Iraq to visit the Republic of Armenia,” PM Pashinyan said welcoming Abd Al-Latif Jamal Rashid.
“There are rich cultural and historical ties between our countries, and I am happy to note that there is also a certain activeness when it comes to economic ties. I hope that economic cooperation will deepen during your visit. Of course, the situation in the world and in the region is quite complicated now, and I will be happy to hear your assessments regarding the general situation and solutions,” he added.
Pm Pashinyan voiced hope that the mutual visits of the high-ranking officials of the two countries would become more frequent after the first historic visit.
The President of the Republic of Iraq, in turn, expressed gratitude for the warm welcome.
Referring to his meeting in Armenia, Abd Al-Latif Jamal Rashid said: “During the meeting with the President, we discussed the relations between the two countries in various fields and talked about the current situation in Iraq, we touched on the bilateral cooperation in the political, economic, and trade spheres. We hope that it will be further strengthened.”
The Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Iraq discussed issues related to cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, high technologies, energy, water resources, and tourism.
Issues related to regional security and stability, the process of normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations were addressed.
Prime Minister Pashinyan presented the humanitarian problems of more than 100,000 forcibly displaced persons in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing policy and the steps taken by the Armenian government to overcome them.
