Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Baghdad Mohammad-Kazem Al Sadeq called for boosting mutual ties with Iraq in a meeting with the newly-elected Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Sunday.
The United States and European reaffirmed their commitment to support the new Iraqi government as the country marked the end of the long-standing deadlock on Thursday after the new President was named.
According to two analysts, the election of the new president and prime minister of Iraq, a year after the elections, cannot mean the end of the problems in the crisis-hit country.