Iranian President Pezeshkiyan praised the success of Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani after the parliamentary elections, highlighting the importance of a peaceful vote for strengthening Iraq’s credibility.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkiyan congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Sudani by phone on Friday on his “great success” in this week’s parliamentary elections, TASR reports, according to an AFP report.
- The Iranian president congratulated the Iraqi prime minister on his electoral success.
- Sudani leads an alliance of Shiite factions close to Iran.
- President Pezeškiján expressed hope for the development of cooperation with Iraq.
- The Iraqi elections were peaceful and strengthened the country’s credibility.
- The election was held two decades after the American invasion.
Sudanese is the leader of an alliance of Shiite factions, some of which have close ties to Iran, and is currently negotiating to form a new coalition to stay in power in Iraq.
Cooperation agreement
“I hope that during the new term of office our relations and cooperation in all areas will continue to develop and deepen,” Pezeškiján said, according to a statement from his office.
According to a statement, the Iranian president described the Iraqi elections as “a great success that took place peacefully and strengthened the credibility and greatness of Iraq, our friendly, brotherly nation,” AFP quoted him as saying.
The background of the elections in Iraq
Sudani was first elected in 2022 with the support of pro-Iranian parties and ran for a second term in Tuesday’s election. The vote took place more than two decades after the US invasion that led to the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein’s regime. This period was followed by years of fighting against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist organization.
