Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian expressed gratitude to Iraq on Monday for its role in assisting Tehran and Riyadh to reach a mutual understanding and ultimately sign an agreement in China. This came during a telephone conversation between the Iranian Minister and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on Sunday, …
Read More »Iraqi lawmakers request summoning foreign minister over US ambassador’s “interference”
A group of 52 lawmakers has lodged a motion with the Iraqi parliament’s presidium to summon Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein over unwarranted “intervention” of US Ambassador Alina Romanowski in the internal affairs of the country, an official correspondence read on Sunday. Several Iraqi factions have voiced criticism over the recent …
Read More »UN Secretary-General renews confidence in Iraqis
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed his confidence that the Iraqis will overcome the challenges they face, while the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, affirmed that Iraq has interactive and strong relations with the United Nations. In a joint press conference held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, …
Read More »Iraqi foreign minister: security of Iran-Iraq borders is a matter of constitutional commitment
Baghdad has taken measures to maintain security at the borders with Iran, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in a statement, stressing that border security is an issue of “constitutional” aspects. Hussein’s remarks came during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Hussein Amir-Abdullahian, who arrived in the Iraqi …
Read More »Bin Salman urged Baghdad to arrange face-to-face meeting between Saudi, Iranian FMs: Iraqi FM
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has urged senior Iraqi authorities to arrange a face-to-face meeting between the top diplomats of Riyadh and Tehran, amid a diplomatic process between the two neighbors aimed at mending strained ties. Hussein told Iraq’s Kurdish-language Rudaw television …
Read More »Iraq’s Foreign Minister announces opening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad, calls to activate the joint agreements with Morocco
Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, held a conference to announce the opening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad. Hussein called to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and activate the joint 40 agreements for better-boosting ties. “After 25 years, the …
Read More »Iraqi, Swiss FMs discuss reopening Swiss embassy in Baghdad
The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, discussed on Tuesday reopening the Swiss embassy in Baghdad with the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ignazio Cassis, during a meeting held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos, according to a press statement issued …
Read More »Iraq’s FM calls for extensive security talks with Iran
Iraq’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, on Wednesday, called for “extensive talks” with Tehran over the issues related to the security of both countries. Speaking in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Hussein Amir Abdullahian, Hussein said, “our doors are always open for dialogue with Iran on …
Read More »Iraq, Iran FMs stress implementation of bilateral agreements
The foreign ministers of Iraq and Iran discussed bilateral relations, the Ukraine conflict as well as regional developments in a phone call on Friday. Fuad Hussein and his Irani counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a telephone conversation on Friday morning. The two sides exchanged congratulations on Nowruz as well as the …
Read More »Iranian President: Withdrawal of US forces from Iraq is due to the resistance of the Iraqi people
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic has always supported the establishment of a strong and powerful parliament and government in Iraq. In a meeting with visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Tehran on Thursday, Raeisi hailed recent peaceful and secure parliamentary elections in Iraq. Iran’s president added …
Read More »Iraqi new FM, Iran’s Zarif discuss mutual ties on phone
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Fuad Hussein on his assumption of the post of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq and expressed his satisfaction with the formation of the cabinet of the new Iraqi government. In this phone conversation, Iran’s Foreign Minister stressed the need to implement …
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