Baghdad – INA Today, Monday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhmi appreciated France's efforts to launch an initiative to support the Iraqi government in implementing some paragraphs of its government reform program. The media office of the Prime Minister said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhmi met, in the Elysee Palace in the capital Paris, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, as part of his current European tour that includes a visit to France, Germany and Britain." Pointing out that "the meeting discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to develop them. The latest regional and international developments were reviewed, and views were exchanged on a number of issues of common concern." He added, "The meeting dealt with ways to enhance joint cooperation between Iraq and France, especially with regard to the economic, security, and cultural fields, and in the field of combating terrorism."