Farhad Alaaldin, the foreign relations advisor to the Iraqi prime minister, revealed efforts made by Baghdad to "contain the Syrian crisis
In a television interview on Tuesday, Alaaldin said, "There are many continuous efforts by Iraq to contain and encircle the Syrian crisis.
Unlike the Iraqi government's efforts to "contain" the Syrian crisis, pro-Iranian militias, especially Kata'ib Hezbollah, have taken different stances, with Kata'ib Hezbollah calling on Monday for the Sudani government to send troops to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
On Tuesday evening, Sudani attended a meeting of the State Administration Coalition, the coalition that formed the government and comprises Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish forces.
The coalition announced an Iraqi "initiative" to invite neighboring countries and those concerned with the Syrian crisis to an urgent" meeting in Baghdad.
Alaaldin confirmed that Sudani's communication with leaders and heads of regional countries is part of these efforts. The government advisor believes that the current events in Syria and the spread of "terrorists" and their control over territory their affect" Iraq's national security in the long run, according to his statement.
Before this, on Tuesday, Sudani held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, asserting that his country would not "stand by" in the face of what he described as the "serious repercussions" in Syria, according to an Iraqi government statement.