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Iraqi President Barham Salih has met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II on the sidelines of the Arab Summit held in Tunisia.

A statement by his media office said “the meeting tackled boosting the bilateral ties as well as ways for expanding the cooperation between Iraq and Jordan to serve joint interests of the two peoples.”

The statement also added that they “discussed the recent developments on the Arab and regional levels.”

The two leaders, according to the statement, “highlighted necessity of unifying stances and efforts related to several issues of joint interest, in addition to discussing the outcome of the tripartite summit held between Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.”

Salih arrived in Tunisia on Saturday evening to take part in the summit.