Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Mahmud Zebari of Iraq
BRUSSELS, Nov 20, (KUNA) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met the European Union's (EU) Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana here Tuesday, discussing Iraqs relations with the EU and neighbouring Countries.
a press conference in Moscow on Monday.
Iraqi security forces…, the statement said.
Zebari said that Iraq is ready to discuss with Russia the ways to continue joint contracts previously signed between the two countries.
Zebari expressed his thanks for Czech's political and moral support to his country.
Zebari said he had accompanied Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to Ankara and had been instrumental in the signing of the memorandum of understanding to combat terrorism.
Zebari said that is why a delegation led by Iraqi interior minister is currently visiting Iraq.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmud Zebari has expressed skepticism about the conclusion of a proposed security deal between Baghdad and Washington and said the talks on the pact may fail, Burathanews said on its website.
Negotiations between the two sides are continuing, but we have not yet reached an agreement due to some problems," Zebari said on Monday.
Iraqs Foreign Minister Zebari said his government is serious about providing a high level of protection to all diplomatic envoys and buildings.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmud Zebari is also expected to visit Turkey soon.
Until we are able to stand on our feet, the United States is a strategic and strong ally to Iraq, Zebari said through a translator.
Iran doesnt claim that they want to obtain a nuclear weapon or a nuclear bomb, so there is no need that we ask them for any guarantee now, Hoshyar Zebari said after meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki.
Noting that his Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmud Zebari is due in Tehran next week, Mottaki said he would discuss the issue of his attendance in the Sharm el-Sheikh meeting during his talks with the Iraqi minister.
The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmud Zebari expressed his countrys wish to sign an agreement by the end of this year for canceling the Iraqi debts to Russia that go back to the era of the Soviet Union.