BAGHDAD, March 9 — Iraq has reiterated its rejection of using its territory for launching attacks against its neighbours.
Anadolu Ajansı reported that this came during a meeting in Baghdad on Monday between the Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Uloom and Kuwaiti Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Al-Zaman.
"Iraq rejects the logic of war in general, and in particular the use of its territory as a launching pad for targeting neighbouring countries,” he said in comments carried by a Foreign Ministry statement.
Bahr stressed that Baghdad is taking all necessary measures “to pursue the perpetrators of any acts that harm Iraq’s interests and its relations with neighbouring countries.”
The Kuwaiti diplomat, for his part, conveyed his country’s concerns regarding Iranian attacks on the Gulf nation.
Ambassador Hassan provided information about attacks originating from Iraqi territory, calling on Baghdad to intervene to end these attacks “to preserve the fraternal relations between the two brotherly and neighbouring countries.”
The two sides agreed that both Iraq and Kuwait are directly impacted by the ongoing regional escalation and underlined the need for collaborative efforts to ensure regional security and manage the current crisis.
Regional escalation has flared up since the United States (US) and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb 28, killing more than 1,200 people, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tehran retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries that are home to US military assets.
