By Xinhua,
Tehran : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday that he hopes the Iraqi government will successfully overcome the present sensitive situation, the official IRNA news agency reported.
“The oppressed Iraqi people have experienced very tough situation over the past decades … the country is now experiencing a very sensitive situation,” Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with al-Maliki in Tehran.
“But by relying on its powerful nation, the prospects for the country’s leader and nation is very promising,” he said. “Invaluable achievement will emerge after suffering hardship and this will double the sweetness of success.”
All countries should spare no efforts to help the Iraqi government successfully overcome current situation, Ahmadinejad said, adding that Iraq’s neighbors, friends as well as the United Nations should all help restore stability and security in Iraq, but the role of its neighbors is much heavier to the end.
The Iraqi prime minister, for his part, called for expansion of all-out ties between the two countries, stressing that the country’s developments and stability would be attained through such mutual relations.
Iraq is to play a positive role at international and regional communities, al-Maliki said, adding that the Iraqi political wings are in line with the people’s will and call for expansion of economic cooperation with other countries.
Various countries have voiced willingness to take part in the country’s reconstruction through investments, he said.
“A stable Iraq would be to the benefit of security of the region as well as the entire world,” Maliki added.