Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Iraqi parliament's giving vote of confidence to his new cabinet, Anadolu agency reported.
Prime Ministry officials said that Premier Erdogan spoke with al-Maliki by phone on Tuesday and congratulated al-Maliki on his new government.
Erdogan underlined the importance of unity of Iraq during phone conversation.
Iraqi parliament in separate votes gave its approval to al-Maliki, three deputy prime ministers and 29 other cabinet members, as well as the government programme on Tuesday.