Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Muallem on Wednesday sent a letter to his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari about increasing efforts for the reopening of the border crossing between Syria and Iraq that connects the Syrian city of al-Boukamal and the Iraqi city of al-Qa’im.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s website said that the letter was delivered during a meeting with Syria’s Ambassador in Baghdad Sattam Jadaan al-Dandah.
At the meeting, al-Jaafari reiterated the necessity for coordinating stances and enhancing cooperation between the two countries and solving Arab problems through political solutions and non-interference in states’ affairs.
For his part, al-Dandah hailed Iraq’s position in supporting a peaceful solution for the crisis in Syria, expressing the Syrian government’s desire to enhance bilateral cooperation so that stability could be realized.
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