Spokesman dismisses accusing other countries of Iraq insurgency
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA
Iran-Iraq-Foreign Ministry
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on Wednesday that occupying forces blame other countries for the insurgency in Iraq thus helping terrorists hide themselves under such baseless allegations.
He said that such allegations cannot influence the excellent and brotherly relations between Iran and Iraq and the visit to Tehran of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is indication of cordial relations between the two countries.
Hosseini dismissed the statement of White House spokesman accusing Iran of supporting insurgents in Iraq and said that the Islamic Republic of Iran supports democratically-elected Iraqi government.
He said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reaffirmed to Iraqi prime minister that Iranian nation and government back the Iraqi government and nation in its efforts towards reconstruction.
The spokesman said that during the two-day visit of Iraqi prime minister to Tehran, respective officials agreed to cooperate on trade, transport, energy and development projects.
He hoped that Tehran-Baghdad cooperation would help peace and stability in Iraq as well as the progress of the neighboring country.
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