Baghdad - Iraq won't take part in any regional or international conflicts, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told state TV Saturday. The comment came after Abadi had spoke in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump during which tensions with Iran were mentioned. The call was the first between the two leaders. Abadi asked US President Donald Trump in a phone call to remove his country from a contentious travel ban list, a statement said on Friday. Iraq is one of seven Muslim-majority countries whose citizens are barred from entering the US for 90 days under an executive order the newly sworn in US president signed on Jan. 27. "The prime minister stressed the importance of a review of the decision on the right of Iraqis to travel to the US," Abadi's office said in a statement after the phone call. Abadi urged Trump to "lift Iraq from the list of countries mentioned in the executive order," the statement said. The statement said: "Mr Trump stressed the importance of coordination to find a solution to this issue as soon as possible and that he will direct the US State Department in this regard."
