Iraqi governing council welcomes Damascus meeting statement

The Interim Governing Council in Iraq welcomed yesterday the results of the meeting of foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring states which was held at the end of the week in Damascus despite the big fuss raised on the non- participation of the Iraqi foreign minister Hoshiar Muhammad Zeibar in the meeting.

In a statement, the governing council said that the "governing council stresses that such conferences are necessary in the current situation and simultaneously reiterated what was stated in the final statement."

The statement also stressed that such conferences " reflect a confirmation on the need of supporting Iraq at the political and security levels."

The statement stressed that Iraq will not be a starting point for terrorist acts against any of the country," calling for "exerting common serious issues by Iraq's neighboring states to eliminate terrorist acts which inflict heavy losses against the people of Iraq and destabilize the security and stability of this country."