Shafaq News – Baghdad / Tehran

Iraq on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to preventing the use of its territory for attacks on neighboring states, vowing to fully implement a security agreement signed with Iran.

The office of National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji said in a statement that during his meeting in Tehran with Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the two officials reviewed bilateral ties and assessed progress on the security accord.

The agreement aims to bolster border security and dismantle the presence of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operating in northern Iraq. The deal, previously concluded between Baghdad and Tehran, outlines measures to relocate these groups away from border areas and to halt their military and political activities entirely.

According to the statement, both sides discussed the steps already taken on the ground, as well as ongoing challenges along the shared border. Iran, the statement added, commended Iraq’s implementation of key provisions in the agreement, particularly efforts that have, in its view, enhanced security conditions.

Larijani described Iraq’s stance during the recent 12-day war between Iran and Israel as “constructive, noting thatnoted that Baghdad “continues to seriously address the issue of US and Israeli use of Iraqi airspace during the conflict

The talks also touched on broader economic cooperation between the two countries.

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