The presidential spokesman, member of the Fatah Central Committee, Nabil Abu Rudeina, today delivered a message from the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, to his Iraqi counterpart, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, in the presence of the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Iraq, Ahmed Al-Ruwaidi.
During his meeting with the Iraqi President at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad, Abu Rudeina conveyed the greetings of President Mahmoud Abbas and voiced his appreciation over Iraq’s steadfast and supportive positions for the Palestinian people and their just cause in all international forums,
He further expressed his appreciation for Iraq’s efforts in providing treatment for the wounded as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.
The President Abbas stressed the importance of strengthen the relations between Palestine and Iraq, affirming the importance of activating the ministerial committees between the two countries.
He also reviewed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the aggression waged against the Palestinian people in the Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The President renewed the Palestinian position on the necessity of stopping the aggression immediately, completely withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, and accelerating the entry of aid into the Strip.
He also affirmed the need to halt the Israeli attacks in the West Bank and implement the resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative.
For his part, the Iraqi President affirmed his country’s support of the Palestinian cause until the end of the occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital.
Source: WAFA
