..one of the files we will discuss is security cooperation to face terrorism and the terrorist challenges which the region in general and both countries in particular are witnessing. The Turkish side has expressed a strong desire to conclude economic agreements and pave the way for Turkish firms to take part in the reconstruction process, especially in the central and southern areas.”
…Baghdad will not let armed forces use its territory against the Islamic Republic of Iran..Iraq believes that under the current regional and international circumstances, armed clashes have the same meaning as terrorism; stressing Baghdad would not allow terrorists to use its soil …
Mr. Mohammad Hamood, legal deputy of Iraq foreign minister, who had come to Mashhad in order to opening of Iraqi council, in a meeting with Mr. Seyed Javad Hasheminejad, secretary general, Mohammad Sanavi, executive director of Habilian association and numbers of martyrs children, was informed on Habilian activities against terrorist group and especially Munafeqin; and after that he also expressed some statements on Iraqi government’ attitudes
The statement said that SIIC wished to stress the independence of its political decision and that its new platform is not directed “against” anyone. The statement stressed that SIIC would continue to reject the presence of any foreign terrorist groups in Iraq – a reference to the Iranian Mujahideen e-Khalq opposition group – and to respect the independence and sovereignty of neighboring countries.
…. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari promised the Iranians that Iraq would expel from its territory the members of the anti-Tehran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-i Khalq …Saddam had given them a base, Camp Ashraf, from which they sent terrorists over the border to blow things up in Iran….the State Department labeled them a terrorist organization….
“The reason I strongly reject this report is that Iraqi government’s new policy is based on not interfering in neighboring countries’ affairs; this has been approved by the parliament and is part of Iraqi constitution.”
In a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki, Zebari said,”Iraq government has set up a committee to uphold the decision.” He said,”We have negotiated with several European countries to settle the expelled MKO members.”
In response to the comments of MKO representatives, published in Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Al-Asadi told a PUK reporter that:”On their comments that 132000 Iranian agents are working in important Iraqi posts, government and parliament should respond. But as far as the governor office of Diyala is concerned,..
Talking to the Iraqi daily”Al Motamar”, Mr. Al Moosavi said that the investigations against the terrorist group (MKO or Rajavi cult) has not yet started but he emphasised that”in order to start the judicial process, the prosecution office has started gathering information against the accused”.
Friday prayer leader of Barasa mosque in Iraq, Jalal al-Din Al-Saghir, said on Friday that,”MKO will be expelled from Iraq in the near future because it was a terrorist organization involved in killing Iraq people during Sha’banieh uprising and also participated in other crimes of Saddam Hussein.