Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Saturday that the Baghdad Cooperation and Partnership conference embodies Iraq's vision to establish distinguished relations with the other countries.

Addressing the opening of the conference in the presence of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and other regional and international statesmen, Al-Kadhimi said that Iraq's ties with the world countries should be based on mutual cooperation, integration and non-interference in the domestic affairs of each country.

Al-Kadhimi added that the conference is held at a critical time that represents a new impetus for Iraq's endeavors to consolidate its relations with the other countries.