Qatar-Iraq Joint Security Committee meets in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: As part of efforts to enhance joint security cooperation, the first meeting of the Joint Security Committee between the Ministries of Interior of the State of Qatar and the Republic of Iraq was held in Baghdad from May 5 to 7.
The Qatari delegation was headed by Director of the Human Resources Department Maj Gen Khalifa Nasr Al Nasr, while the Iraqi side was led by Advisor to the Minister of Interior Lt Gen Ziyad Taha Ali.
The two sides discussed several items on the agenda and signed the minutes of the joint meeting.
The Ministry's delegation also met with Iraq's Minister of Interior HE General Abdul Amir Kamel Al Shammari, and visited a number of security departments under the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.
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