BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (KUNA) — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani reaffirmed Wednesday Iraq’s stance against armed groups using Iraqi soil to spread terror and chaos in neighboring countries.
The affirmation came during Talabani’s reception of British ambassador to Iraqi Christopher Prentice. Talabani and Prentice discussed during their meeting the current Iraqi-Turkish dispute stressing that Iraqis would not allow any group to threaten Iraq’s neighbors.
The two officials also touched upon the political process in Iraq, trying to find means to overcome difficulties surrounding government efforts to set peace in the country.
On his part, Prentice affirmed UK’s support to the Iraqi people and government. The ambassador conveyed a message from the British Foreign Minister David Miliband.