Parliaments of Serbia, Iraq sign MoU

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Orlic and his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Al-Halbousi, who is on an official visit to Serbia, signed a MoU between the two parliaments.

During a meeting, the parties agreed that the MoU would raise interparliamentary cooperation to a new level and, at the same time, strengthen the foundations of further development and advancement of overall relations.

Orlic noted that Al-Halbousi's visit was taking place in a year when Serbia and Iraq marked the 65th anniversary of their bilateral relations and that it was a historic one, being the first by an Iraqi parliament speaker in 24 years.

In a substantial and open discussion, the parties expressed their commitment to the principles of international law.

Al-Halbousi noted that Iraq remained committed to its support to the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Serbia, and Orlic thanked him for the position.

Orlic informed Al-Halbousi in detail of the extremely grave situation in Kosovo-Metohija and Albin Kurti's open terror against the Serbs, as well as of Kurti's attempts to lead to open escalation on a daily basis and to permanently destroy peace and dialogue.

"Serbia remains committed to preservation of peace, stability and dialogue as the only right way to achieve a sustainable solution and, at the same time, to its own development, progress and cooperation with friends and partners from around the world, among which Iraq has its important place," Orlic said.

"That is our firm commitment and one of the basic principles of the state policy led in Serbia by President Aleksandar Vucic," an official statement quoted Orlic as saying.