Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim said his country rejects any Israeli presence in the Gulf under any name and within any coalition, warning that this would be a source of concern.
This came in statements to Hakim in Cairo before the start of the work of the 152nd session of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers, which begins Tuesday and chaired by Iraq.
Al-Hakim and - according to a statement of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry - the importance and role of the Arab League and the need to support its efforts in various fields.
He explained that Iraq is seriously and positively seeking to cooperate with the Arab League and the member states through a clear and clear Iraqi vision.
Hakim stressed that Iraq wants to leave the times of war and fighting and axes to the time of development, peace and construction and good neighborliness.
Two days ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said an international alliance of Gulf, European and Asian countries alongside Israel was being formed to develop defense systems to reduce escalation in the Middle East.
Pompeo said on Friday that Iran was the central problem causing instability in the Middle East.
The region is in a state of tension, as Washington and Gulf capitals - especially Riyadh - accuse Tehran of targeting Gulf vessels and oil facilities and threatening maritime navigation, which Iran denied, and offered to sign a non-aggression agreement with the Gulf states.