Baghdad, March 16 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held Saturday a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed bilateral relations and the situations in the Middle East.
The two leaders agreed to form a joint team to schedule Macron's visit to Baghdad and explore the possibility of holding the third edition of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, according to a statement by al-Sudani's media office.
The two leaders emphasized that the new political process in Syria must represent the country's social diversity, stressing the importance of combating terrorism and extremism and advancing a pluralistic and inclusive political process in Syria, it said.
They also un...