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Coinciding with the declaration of October 3rd as National Holiday for the Republic of Iraq, Rare Documents Presented from Archives of the League of Nations in Geneva, Regarding This Historic Day.
The General Assembly of the League of Nations agreed on October 3, 1932, to accept Iraq as a member of the League of Nations upon the request submitted by the Iraqi Kingdom with the signature of former Prime Minister Nouri Pasha Al-Saeed on July 12, 1932, becoming the first Arab country to join this international organization at the time.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsSat, Oct 2, 2021 Mon, Oct 4, 2021

بيان صحفيّ

تزامناً مع إعلان يوم 3 تشرين الأول عيداً وطنياً لجمهوريّة العراق، نعرض وثائق نادرة من أرشيف عصبة الأمم في جنيف، بخصوص هذا اليوم التاريخي.
حيث وافقت الجمعيّة العامّة لعصبة الأمم يوم 3 تشرين الأول 1932، على قبول العراق عضواً في عصبة الأمم بناءً على طلب الانضمام المُقدم من المملكة العراقيَّة آنذاك بتوقيع رئيس الوزراء الأسبق نوري باشا السعيد بتاريخ 12 تموز 1932، ليصبح العراق أول دولة عربيَّة تنضم إلى هذه المُنظمة الدوليَّة في حينها.

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 Mon, Oct 4, 2021

بيان صحفيّ

تزامناً مع إعلان يوم 3 تشرين الأول عيداً وطنياً لجمهوريّة العراق، نعرض وثائق نادرة من أرشيف عصبة الأمم في جنيف، بخصوص هذا اليوم التاريخي.
حيث وافقت الجمعيّة العامّة لعصبة الأمم يوم 3 تشرين الأول 1932، على قبول العراق عضواً في عصبة الأمم بناءً على طلب الانضمام المُقدم من المملكة العراقيَّة آنذاك بتوقيع رئيس الوزراء الأسبق نوري باشا السعيد بتاريخ 12 تموز 1932، ليصبح العراق أول دولة عربيَّة تنضم إلى هذه المُنظمة الدوليَّة في حينها.

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 Mon, Oct 4, 2021

بيان صحفيّ

تزامناً مع إعلان يوم 3 تشرين الأول عيداً وطنياً لجمهوريّة العراق، نعرض وثائق نادرة من أرشيف عصبة الأمم في جنيف، بخصوص هذا اليوم التاريخي.
حيث وافقت الجمعيّة العامّة لعصبة الأمم يوم 3 تشرين الأول 1932، على قبول العراق عضواً في عصبة الأمم بناءً على طلب الانضمام المُقدم من المملكة العراقيَّة آنذاك بتوقيع رئيس الوزراء الأسبق نوري باشا السعيد بتاريخ 12 تموز 1932، ليصبح العراق أول دولة عربيَّة تنضم إلى هذه المُنظمة الدوليَّة في حينها.

Mon, Oct 4, 2021 Mon, Oct 4, 2021

Foreign Minister meets President of the United Nations General Assembly

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met the President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 76th session, Mr. Abdulla Shahid, on the sidelines of the current session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Mr. Shahid thanked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the support of Iraq in assuming this position, reviewing the priorities that he will work to implement during his current term, in light of facing the challenges posed by the Corona pandemic.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsWed, Sep 29, 2021 Wed, Sep 29, 2021

Foreign Minister Receives His Belgian Counterpart in New York. He Calls on All Countries to Cooperate with Iraq and implement their obligations to Extradite Their Nationals of Families of Terrorists Detained in Iraq

The Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received, at his residence in New York, the Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Willems, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsMon, Sep 27, 2021 Mon, Sep 27, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs affirms that Iraq has succeeded in holding meetings between countries of region to resolve differences and crises among them

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Mrs. Ine Eriksen Soreide. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening and developing bilateral relations between the two countries, and the latest political, security, regional and international developments, in addition to Iraq’s efforts to promote peace and stability in the Middle East, the latest of which was Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership that was held at the end of last August.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsMon, Sep 27, 2021 Mon, Sep 27, 2021

Foreign Minister Receives His Belgian Counterpart in New York. He Calls on All Countries to Cooperate with Iraq and implement their obligations to Extradite Their Nationals of Families of Terrorists Detained in Iraq

The Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received, at his residence in New York, the Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Willems, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsMon, Sep 27, 2021 Mon, Sep 27, 2021

Foreign Minister: Ministerial Committee of Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership will hold meeting in New York on sidelines of 76th session of United Nations General Assembly

Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein participated on Monday 20/9/2021 in the annual consultative meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level, which was held at the headquarters of the permanent mission of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsTue, Sep 21, 2021 Tue, Sep 21, 2021

Foreign Minister Meets His Kuwaiti Counterpart in Riyadh

On Thursday, 16/9/2021, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Fuad Hussein, met his Kuwaiti counterpart, Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, on the margins of the joint ministerial meeting of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, held in Riyadh.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsSun, Sep 19, 2021 Sun, Sep 19, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs delivers Iraq’s speech at joint ministerial meeting of Cooperation Council for Arab States of Gulf

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein delivered on Thursday 16/9/2021 Iraq’s speech at the joint ministerial meeting of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

In his speech, the Minister expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf, Mr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, for his care and great interest in the success of the strategic dialogue between the Republic of Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. He noted that these meetings established a new stage to build bridges of trust and find... Read more...

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsThu, Sep 16, 2021 Fri, Sep 17, 2021

Foreign Minister Arrives in Austria to Participate in Alpbach Forum for Security and Cooperation

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived on August 30, 2021in the Austrian capital, Vienna, at the invitation of His Excellency the Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to participate in the AlpbachForum for Security and Cooperation, which will be held in Austria on September 1, 2021.

His Excellency is expected to hold, on the sidelines of the forum, a meeting with the Austrian Foreign Minister, to discuss bilateral political, economic, cultural and security relations and ways of enhancing them.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsMon, Aug 30, 2021 Mon, Aug 30, 2021

Iraqi Foreign Minister and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Chair Meetings of Joint Iraqi-Russian committee

The Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein and Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov chaired the meetings of the Iraqi-Russian Joint Committee of the ninth session, held in Moscow on Thursday, August 26, 2021, to discuss files of bilateral cooperation between Baghdad and Moscow, and ways to develop them to serve the two friendly countries.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsSat, Aug 28, 2021 Sat, Aug 28, 2021

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Calls US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan

The Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called the National Security Adviser to US President, Jake Sullivan, expressing his condolences to the US government for the deaths of a number of US soldiers in addition to a number of Afghan citizens following yesterday’s bombing (on Thursday, August 26) in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsSat, Aug 28, 2021 Sat, Aug 28, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs Receives His Japanese Counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi in Baghdad

On Saturday, August 21, 2021, the Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, in Baghdad. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to enhance them to meet the aspirations of the two friendly countries. The two sides also discussed regional and international issues of common interest.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsSat, Aug 21, 2021 Mon, Aug 23, 2021

نعي

بمزيد من مشاعر الحزن والأسى تنعي سفارة جمهورية العراق في واشنطن وفاة واحدة من الهامات القضائية في العراق والعالم العربي القاضية وعضو الجمعية الوطنية زكية اسماعيل حقي الناشطة في مجال حقوق الانسان واول امراة تسنمت منصب القضاء في العراق والدول العربية عن عمر ناهز الـ٨٢ عاماً، في ولاية فرجينيا.
نعزي ذويها ومحبيها بمصاب رحيلها، سائلين الله تعالى لها الرحمة والمغفرة وان يسكنها فسيح جناته وان يلهم ذويها ومحبيها الصبر والسلوان.
Mon, Aug 23, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs Receives His Japanese Counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi in Baghdad

On Saturday, August 21, 2021, the Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Toshimitsu Motegi, in Baghdad. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to enhance them to meet the aspirations of the two friendly countries. The two sides also discussed regional and international issues of common interest.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsSat, Aug 21, 2021 Sat, Aug 21, 2021

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Dr. Ahmed Al-Sahhaf:

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his accompanying delegation arrived in Tehran Tuesday, 8/10/2021. The minister will meet the Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, in addition to a number of Iranian officials, and they will discuss issues related to bilateral relations and the security situation in the region, in addition to handing over the invitation from the Prime Minister. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to the Iranian President to attend the summit meeting of the neighboring countries of Iraq.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsWed, Aug 11, 2021 Wed, Aug 11, 2021

Foreign Minister discusses with his Iranian Counterpart issues of common interest

Foeign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein met on Tuesday 10/8/2021 his counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif in Tehran.

The Minister expressed his desire to work to support and strengthen relations between Baghdad and Tehran in a way that reflects their depth, stressing his keenness to maintain bilateral cooperation in various fields in the next stage to achieve the common interests of the two countries, and to activate the memorandums of understanding agreed upon with the Iraqi government.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsWed, Aug 11, 2021 Wed, Aug 11, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs Delivered Iranian President Invitation letter from Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi

On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, Foreign Minister FuadHussein conveyed a letter of invitation from Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kazemi to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Raisi to attend the “Iraqi Neighboring Countries Conference”.

The Minister stressed that the “Iraqi Neighboring Countries Conference” is being held in the context of arrangements aimed at supporting the political process and economic growth of Iraq.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsTue, Aug 10, 2021 Tue, Aug 10, 2021