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The Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran said Iraq will convey Iran’s message to Persian Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain.

Iran Press/Middle East: According to 'Saad Abdul Wahab Jawad Qandil' this offer is Tehran’s readiness to sign a non-aggression pact with mentioned Persian Gulf countries.

Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran told ISNA news agency that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had offered the non-aggression pact to the Persian Gulf countries during his visit to Iraq.

Jawad Qandil noted that Iraqi officials welcomed Zarif’s offer and added that Baghdad's officials declared that they would convey the message to the Persian Gulf countries with which Iran does not have diplomatic relations.

The Iraqi ambassador also said that according to his knowledge, the offered non-aggression pact had been discussed by deputy Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi during his tour to Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.

In response to the question whether Iraq is going to play the role of a mediator in conveying Iran’s offer to the Persian Gulf countries, Qandil answered "yes."

Furthermore, the Iraqi diplomat said his country’s president Barham Salih was expected to have taken action in that regard and to have conveyed Iran’s offer during his recent trip to Saudi Arabia to attend an emergency meeting of Arab countries. 101/205

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