UN chief to help Iraq overcome financial crisis, fight IS

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (R) meets with visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on March 26, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

During the session, Jubouri presented his vision to get rid of terrorism, which is based on "strengthening the social fabric and sustainable development," the statement said.

Ban said in his address in the parliament that "Iraqis are confronting major challenges in particular that terrorists are targeting innocent people, and they can't be defeated only by military means without addressing the roots of the crisis," according to the statement.

Ban's visit came as Iraq is currently witnessing a wave of violence since the IS took control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions in June 2014, while the country is striving to overcome wide spread corruption amid acute economic crisis.

The country, which relies on oil revenues for nearly 90 percent of its budget, is facing formidable difficulties with the decline of oil prices in the markets.