PM holds a series of meetings with Plasschaert and ambassadors

politics/International

13-01-2022, 16:44

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Baghdad-INA

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi held, today, Thursday, a series of meetings with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, and a number of ambassadors.

The media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, separately received the United Nations envoy in Iraq and a number of ambassadors of friendly countries; to discuss Iraqi affairs, bilateral relations, and areas of common interests, And coordination on the international scene,” noting that “Al-Kadhimi received the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jenin Plasschaert, and during the meeting, they discussed various files in which the international organization cooperates with Iraq, and everything that would strengthen peace and stability and Iraq’s role regionally and internationally.” .

He added, "The Prime Minister received the French Ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier, and his accompanying delegation, and during the meeting, they discussed ways to develop cooperation and consolidate bilateral relations between Iraq and France, and Al-Kadhimi affirmed Iraq's keenness to build the best partnership and exchange relations with France, in a manner that strengthens the bonds." The friendship between the two peoples, the Iraqi and the French.

The statement pointed out that "Al-Kadhimi also received the new ambassador of the Italian Republic in Iraq, Maurizio Cricante, who conveyed the greetings of the Italian government, and its wishes for the continuation of the progress achieved by Iraq at various levels, and the meeting discussed aspects of joint cooperation between Iraq and Italy, which will chair during the current year the NATO mission in Iraq." And the role it can play in providing advice and training to the Iraqi forces, and the meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields such as economic, cultural, and health for the benefit of the Iraqi and Italian peoples.