Foreign Ministry of Iraq published a statement criticizing the neighboring countries were for the attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq.

According to the Turkish Milliyet, Iraq noticed in the statement that since the beginning of the year the senior officials from the neighboring countries interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq and don’t respect country’s independence.

“That is why Iraq called on the neighboring countries, including Turkey, Iran and Arab states to respect the independence of Iraq,” the statement said.