BAGHDAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Tuesday said that Iraq would never harm any of its neighboring countries and its balanced foreign policy serves the interests and stability of all regional states.
Abdul Mahdi made his remarks during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and his accompanying delegation in Baghdad, where the two sides discussed security cooperation and regional issues, said a statement by the media office of the Iraqi prime minister.
During the meeting, the prime minister said "we are acting responsibly towards the current regional crisis to maintain the interests of the region's peoples and their states, and Iraq will not cause harm to its brothers and neighbors."
The NATO chief lauded the improvement of security situation in Iraq and said the NATO supports Iraq's balanced foreign policy that serves the stability in the Middle East region, according to the statement.
The NATO chief's visit came a few days after a "10-drone attack," for which Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility, targeted Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco's facilities.
The attacks have halted about half of the supplies from the world's top exporter and raised global concerns over oil supplies.
On Sunday, a statement by Abdul Mahdi's office denied media reports which claimed that the Iraqi territory had been used to launch attacks by drones on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
