Al-Zaidi's meeting with Al-Shara in Damascus Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Fallah Al-Zaidi, during his official visit to Damascus, emphasized the importance of partnership and strengthening bilateral cooperation between Baghdad and Damascus in a joint meeting with Ahmed al-Shara, the interim prime minister of Syria. According to a statement from the Iraqi Prime Minister's Communications Office published by the official Iraqi News Agency (Wawa), Al-Zaidi and Al-Shura conducted the negotiation meeting between the delegations of the two countries in the Syrian capital. At this meeting, Al-Zaidi emphasized that "Iraq and Syria are one nation in two countries," and said: "We are working to develop partnership and joint cooperation in various fields, mainly economic and social, strengthening security cooperation, unifying positions on regional and international issues, and striving to achieve peace and stability in the region."