Iraq won't take part in regional conflict, PM Abadi says![]() February 11, 2017 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iraq won't take part in any regional or international conflicts, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday, February 11, Reuters reports. The comment came after Abadi had spoken in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump where tensions with Iran were mentioned. "Iraq is very keen to preserve its national interests (..) and does not wish to be part of any regional or international conflict which would lead to disasters for the region and for Iraq," Abadi told state TV. The White House on Friday said Trump and Abadi "spoke to the threat Iran presents across the entire region," in their first phone call since the inauguration of the U.S. president. Abadi's office on Friday also gave a readout of the phone call that took place overnight Thursday, without specifically mentioning Iran. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |