Former Prime Minister and head of Al-Nasr alliance Haider Al-Abadi held a meeting on Wednesday with British ambassador to Baghdad John Wilkes to discuss enhancing joint cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, the duo discussed the political, security and economic situation in Iraq and the Arab region and their impact on the many world countries, Abadi's office said in a statement.
They also talked about the British participation in reconstructing Iraq, in addition to promoting the bilateral cooperation between the two countries in all fields.
For his part, Abadi stressed Iraq's earnest desire to develop relations with both countries and to serve the common interests.