Publish Date: 1 December 2017 - 11:39

ROME, Dec. 01 (MNA) – During his visit to Italy on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif met and talked with his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim al-Eshaiker al-Jaafari.

On the sidelines of the third international conference on Mediterranean dialogues in Rome, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif met and talked with Foreign Minister of Iraq, Ibrahim al-Jaafari.

At the joint meeting, Iran’s Zarif congratulated Iraq’s victory of ISIL terrorists while the Iraqi side appreciated the supports provided by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The two sides at the meeting also stressed the need to bolster collaborations specially in economic spheres in a bid to remove existing obstacles.

They also called for further cooperation in the fight against dust and sand storms.

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