CAIRO – 28 June 2021: Egypt strongly condemned a missile attack on a thermal power station in Iraq's Samarra city. In a statement issued by Foreign Ministry Monday, The Foreign Ministry stressed that Egypt backs Iraq's measures to maintain its security and stability in the face of heinous terrorist operations. The Salahaddin plant in Samarra was hit by a Katyusha rocket causing huge material damage. Sisi pledged Cairo's overwhelming backing to the Iraqi people in all fields at the bilateral level or through tripartite cooperation involving Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Radi said. The Egyptian president's remarks came during his meeting with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halbousi as part of his current visit to Iraq.

Source: Egypt Today June 27, 2021 11:03 UTC