Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohsen Al-Mandlawi stressed that the negative stance of many major countries towards the crimes of the Zionist entity contributed to the dangerous expansion of the scope of conflict and aggression. A statement by Al-Mandlawi's office stated that "Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohsen Al-Mandlawi received, today, Monday, Christiane Homann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Iraq." According to the statement, the two sides discussed "developments in the security situation in the region, as Al-Mandlawi expressed the possibility of expanding the scope of the conflict due to the continued crimes of the Zionist entity against the city of Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, and targeting cities and religious and political symbols, headed by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah." Al-Mandlawi stressed that "one of the most important reasons for the extension of the scope of the conflict and the daily brutal Zionist aggression on Gaza and Lebanon is the sil ence of many major countries and their negative stance towards the continuation of the occupation's crimes, which will cast a shadow on the security of the region and the world as a whole." During the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries and aspects of cooperation in various fields were also discussed, and emphasis was placed on building a long-term partnership at various levels of common interest. Source: National Iraqi News Agency