Iran Press/ Middle East: The Iraqi Prime Minister described his country's relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in the best condition and described it as strategic.
He said: "Iraqi government believes in the abolition of visas for Iranian pilgrims going to Iraq and we will make serious efforts in this regard while trying to create appropriate facilities.
Iraqi Prime Minister added that the visa waiver stage between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq would be realized in the near future.
The Iraqi Prime Minister also stressed: "We had a great security cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we managed to prevent some of the attacks that ISIS were planning."
Al-Kazemi said: "Trade between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq is at a very good level and we expect it to reach more than 21 billion a year," he said.
Regarding the current state of cooperation among the members of Quartet Security Coordination Committee in the fight against terrorism, Al-Kazemi stated: "This cooperation continues and a joint committee has been set up in this regard, and recently the Chiefs of Staff of the member states' armies met.
Also, support for this quadripartite committee in the war against terrorism, exchange of information and intelligence in the war against ISIS will be continued, Al-Kazemi said.
Al-Kazemi also described Iraqi PMU as a legal organization and part of the Iraqi security system, as well as part of the national security system. "We are working to support this organization and to upgrade its defense capabilities," he said.
He concluded that Iraqi Popular mobilization, like the army and the counter-terrorism and peshmerga organization, played a major role in the war against ISIS. Therefore, we will never allow foreigners to dictate our opinion about this organization. 219
