Iraq’s new President Barham Saleh made his first official visit to neighbouring Iran on Saturday, calling for “a new order in the region.”
Saleh met his counterpart Hassan Rouhani to discuss trade, transport links and efforts to tackle dust pollution that plagues areas on both sides of the border.
“It is now time for a new order in the region that would meet the interests of all countries in it,” Saleh told a Tehran news conference, according to a translation provided by Iran’s state broadcaster.
“We believe Iran has an important role to play in this new order,” he added.