Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani stressed the need for the United Nations to carry out its duties and responsibilities towards the aggressive crimes that Gaza and Lebanon are exposed to, targeting civilians, especially women and children.

A statement by his media office said that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received this evening, Monday, Baghdad time, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, at his residence in New York, on the sidelines of his participation in the meetings of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance joint cooperation in various fields, as well as discussing the latest developments in the region, regarding the recent escalation in Lebanon, as His Excellency urged the need to make all necessary efforts to quell the war and stop the ongoing aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, which threatens to expand the conflict in the region and destabilize regional and international security.

Al-Sudani stressed that the world and the region are going through a difficult time, and Iraq has repeatedly warned of the consequences of a comprehensive war that could erupt at any time due to the lack of solutions on the part of the international community and its relevant institutions.

The meeting touched on areas of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, as well as discussing the file of the international coalition and continuing dialogues to end its presence in Iraq, and moving to build bilateral cooperation relations with coalition countries in various fields and sectors.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency