Ayatollah Khamenei the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution met Thursday morning with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki. Speaking at the meeting, His Eminence referred to the importance of strengthening political and economic relations between Iran and Iraq, stressing: "The arena of increasing cooperation between Iran and Iraq in different areas is vast and there is no obstacle in the way of developing relations with Iraq and promoting regional cooperation with this country."

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution confirmed the statements of the Iraqi Prime Minister about negotiations between Iran and Iraq on strengthening economic, political and scientific relations between the two countries, further reiterating: "The scientific growth of Iran has been outstanding during the recent years and sharing these scientific experiences with Iraq can be an important step towards cooperation between the two countries."

Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the performance of the Iraqi administration has been positive and added: "The measures that you have adopted for your country are valuable ones and Of course, the needs of Iraq are many."

Prime Minister Maliki thanked the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its cooperation and expressed hope that negotiations in Tehran will lead to more cooperation between Iran and Iraq in different areas.