"Countries can put pressure on us, but the decision is made by us based on our own interests," Faily said.
On Wednesday, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi accused the United States of forcing Iraq not to coordinate its actions against the Islamic State with the Syrian government.
While he was not able to verify the statement, Faily emphasized that "rather than other type of politics, we think that the global fight against ISIL [Islamic State] should be the paramount question in everybody’s mind."
Iraq partners with the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition that is comprised of more than 60 states. However, Baghdad has also started more intense cooperation with neighboring Iran and Syria against the Islamic State.
The United States has been critical of efforts against the Islamic State outside of its own coalition. Washington has refused participating in the Russian-led information center in Baghdad, focused on coordinating intelligence on Islamic State among Iraq, Iran and Syria.
