King Salman stresses kingdom’s support for united Iraq in phone call to Abadi
Saudi King Salman held a telephone call Monday evening with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, Dr. Haider al-Abadi, in which he stressed the Kingdom’s support for the unity of Iraq and its security and stability and the adherence of all parties to the Iraqi constitution.
King Salman renewed the kingdom’s call on all parties to exercise restraint and deal with the crisis through dialogue to spare Iraq more internal conflicts.
For his part, the Iraqi Prime Minister praised the position of the king and his interest in the security and stability of Iraq and stressed the keenness of the Iraqi government to avoid any military escalation and to ensure security in all Iraqi territory.
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