Iraqi parliament speaker to visit Iran

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ILNA: Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al - Jabouri will visit Iran on Dec. 16 at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani.

Heading a parliamentary delegation, al - Jabouri will meet with senior Iranian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, as well as Ali Larijani.

The sides will discuss issues of mutual interest between Iran and Iraq, as well as latest regional developments during the ۳ - day visit.

Earlier Iraqi media outlets reported that al - Jabouri will ask Iranian officials to help Iraq resolve its problems with terrorist groups.

Later in October Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi visited Tehran and held meetings with senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani.

Al - Abadi visited Iran as part of the two sides’ efforts to help Iraq in fighting against the ISIS group, as well as strengthening cooperation between the two countries, according to the Iraq premier office.

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