The Iraqi Foreign Minister arrived in the Iran capital earlier on Monday and met the senior officials including his Iranian counterpart there, according to the Ministry’s spokesperson.
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported that the Minister met Iran’s President Raisi as well and conveyed an oral on behalf of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
The Iraqi official discussed the security and political situation in Baghdad with Raisi said INA. “The developments of the regional and international situation and its repercussions on the security and stability of Iraq and the region were discussed” it added.
Hussein’s visit to Iran coincided with the two days of deadly unrest in Iraq, chaos began when Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced he would resign from politics. And his supporters stormed the Green Zone, once the stronghold of the U.S. military and now home to Iraqi government offices and foreign embassies. They eventually breached the gates of the government palace.
Meanwhile, after Hussein’s meeting with Raisi, spokesperson to the Iraqi Foreign Minister Ahmed Al-Sahaf talked with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan on a phone call concerning the outcomes of his recent visit to Tehran, Bin Farhan’s country has an old-rooted hostility with Iran.
“The two sides discussed the outcomes of Fuad Hussein’s visit to Tehran, and the positive effects it reflects on the bilateral relations between Riyadh and Tehran,” INA said, part of Iraq’s Hussein and Iran’s President discussions were dedicated to talking over the ties between the two regional countries.

“The initiatives offered and measures taken by Iraq to improve cooperation among regional countries free from foreign meddling play an effective role in bolstering regional collaboration,” Raisi said, praising Iraq's contribution to favorable regional developments.
Raisi emphasized that a fulfillment of agreements made during the five rounds of talks between Tehran and Riyadh, which were mediated by Iraq, would open the way for future growth of the two sides' relations.
“Reestablishment and further bolstering of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia will be in the interest of the regional security,” Iran’s president pointed out.
Raisi also highlighted the need for dialogue between rival factions in Iraq, suggesting that only through conversation amongst all political groups based on the nation's constitution and with the aim of establishing a new administration political stability will return to Iraq.
Hussein, for his part, praised Iran for its consistent assistance in helping to stabilize Iraq and declared that his country will keep working to strengthen Iran's ties with Saudi Arabia.
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