The UAE has welcomed the formation of the new Iraqi government under Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, expressing hope the new cabinet would fulfill the ambitions of the people of Iraq for security, stability and development.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has expressed sincere wishes for success to the new government, hoping that the new cabinet would lead Iraq to more stability and prosperity as well as ensure the country’s national sovereignty, while meeting the expectations of the Iraqi people.

Emirates News Agency reported that UAE is keen  to widen prospects of cooperation and advancing the brotherly relations with Iraq across all fronts for the common good of both countries’ peoples.