Post: Iraqi Prime Minister, NATO Mission Commander Discuss Enhancing Security, Military Cooperation

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani discussed Wednesday with Lieutenant General Lukas Schweiers, Commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq, enhancing security and military cooperation between Iraq and the alliance. The media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister said in a statement that al-Sudani confirmed to Schweiers Iraq's desire to move to bilateral cooperation with the alliance countries that participated in the international coalition to combat ISIS, and to enhance areas of training and joint advice with the Iraqi armed forces. The Iraqi Prime Minister also touched upon developments in the security situation in the region, with the continued Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon, threatening regional peace and its attempts to expand the conflict, reiterating the importance of international and UN organizations and major countries playing their roles and responsibilities towards stopping the aggression and preventing the genocide of the Palestinian people. Source: Qatar News Agency