Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

Baghdad (IINA) : Iraqi President Fuad Masum received on Wednesday a written message from his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in which he expressed congratulations on behalf of the government and people of China on liberating the city of Mosul from Daesh terrorist organization.

“The Chinese government has decided to provide 80 million Chinese yuan ($11.8 million) in new material aid to the Iraqi government for post-war reconstruction,” Jinping said in his letter to Masum.

“The People’s Republic of China firmly supports the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Iraq and supports Iraqi efforts to maintain stability and fight terrorism,” he added.

The letter was handed over to the Iraqi president in Baghdad by Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Chen Wei Cheng, according to an Iraqi presidential statement.