By Xinhua
Tehran : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his country and Iraq had the duty to establish peace and security in the Mideast region, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
“The current situation in the region today, including Iraq, isvery sensitive, Iran and Iraq have a heavy responsibility to establish peace and security in the region,” Ahmadinejad said during his meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
“We counts on the victory of Iraqis for the future of the region,” he added.
For his part, Maliki said Iran was “positive and constructive” in helping his government to bring security in the war-torn country, underlining that “Iran, Iraq and other countries in the region must fight against terrorism.”
Maliki arrived here Wednesday morning on a three-day visit for talks with Iranian leaders on improving the security situation in Iraq.
Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi said during his meeting with Maliki on Wednesday that Iran was ready to contribute to Iraq’s reconstruction and promotion of its security.
“Iran has always tried to restore security to Iraq because the country’s security will benefit both Iran and the region,” said the Iranian official.
Besides Ahmadinejad and Davoudi, Maliki will also meet with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Judiciary Head Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi, Majlis (Iran’s parliament) Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel as well as other senior officials.