Iraqi armed forces ready to respond firmly to any aggression: Abdul-Mahdi
Tehran (KNA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says his country’s armed forces are fully prepared to respond firmly to any act of aggression launched either from outside or inside Iraq.
The prime minister pointed to the high readiness of our armed forces to defend Iraq, its citizens and state institutions in addition to diplomatic missions operating in Iraq. He also stressed the Iraqi forces' readiness to respond firmly and by all means available to any aggression launched either from outside or inside Iraq," Abdul-Mahdi's media office said in a statement released following a cabinet session in the capital Baghdad on Tuesday.
The statement added, "Abdul-Mahdi also touched on the ongoing diplomatic contacts with all neighboring countries besides Arab and regional states as well as the international community to rally support for his policy in support of peace and stability."
Source: PressTV