The President congratulated the Iraqi president for assigning Mr. Mustafa al-Kadhimi to form the government and wished him success in his mission. The President confirmed Egypt’s unwavering support for the security and stability of Iraq and the importance of the Arab role for Iraq and looked forward to joint cooperation in order to realize the interest of both peoples.
The president of Iraq lauded the close and historic bonds that the two countries share, confirmed Iraq’s keenness to promote cooperation frameworks and expressed appreciation for Egypt’s efforts in support of Iraq at all levels. This is in addition to Egypt’s vital role to enhance the mechanisms of joint Arab action to confront the current crises and challenges in the region.
The two presidents exchanged views on a number of Arab and regional issues of mutual interest and Egyptian-Iraqi efforts to strengthen trilateral cooperation frameworks with Jordan. They also reviewed measures that have been taken at the national level in both countries to combat the repercussions of the spread of coronavirus and discussed the possibility of exchanging expertise and available information in this regard between the healthcare bodies in the two countries.