Jordanian Parliament: We are happy to see Iraq recovering, as it is the heart of the Arabs and the basis of their strength, 17 DEC

 Jordanian Parliament: We are happy to see Iraq recovering, as it is the heart of the Arabs and the basis of their strength

During a meeting with Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani

 Jordanian Parliament Speaker Ahmed Al-Safadi confirmed on Monday that his country is happy to see Iraq recovering, and said that it is “the heart of the Arabs and the basis of their strength,” during his reception of his counterpart Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani and the accompanying delegation on a visit after an official invitation.

Today, Monday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, and the accompanying parliamentary delegation arrived at the Jordanian House of Representatives building, in response to an official invitation from the Speaker of the House, Mr. Ahmed Al-Safadi.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives stressed that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has priority in our official visits and is our first destination after our presidency of the House of Representatives, stressing that Iraq needs all its people and brothers and we are committed to standing with the Arab nation in all its issues.

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani added that the situation in Palestine today needs a serious Arab stance, which requires concerted efforts to support the rights of the Palestinian people. Likewise, the situation in Syria and Lebanon needs real support and assistance to confront the political, economic and security challenges that these sister countries are going through.

For his part, Mr. Ahmed Al-Safadi welcomed President Al-Mashhadani and his accompanying delegation during the meeting, saying: Today we are happy to see Iraq recovering, as it is the heart of the Arabs and the basis of their strength.

The meeting was attended by a number of representatives, in addition to Mr. Omar Al-Barzanji, the Iraqi Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The visit aims to strengthen relations between the two brotherly countries in various political, economic and security fields, in addition to discussing regional and international issues of common interest.  link