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Foreign Minister Mohamad A. Alhakim met with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mr. Adil Al-Jubair.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means of strengthening them to achieve common interests , and the regional and international issues of concern to the two brotherly countries. Minister Alhakim called for the importance of concerted efforts to resolve the crises effecting the region.

Iraqi Foreign ministry remembers on the nineteenth of August the criminal of the terroristic attack by the terrorists group on 2009, Where the ministry lost innocent martyrs from its guards, employees and diplomatic staff, an addition of many of wounded , at the same time of targeting the headquarter of the UN mission on 2003, where Mr. Serjeo De Milo died who is the special envoy of the UN general secretary, with many of the employee of the international mission.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari met with UN Secretary General Mr. António Guterres on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The meeting reviewed the security, regional, international and political developments in Iraq, and the role played by the United Nations in Iraq , in addition to the importance of further efforts, coordination to assist Iraq in reconstruction, the return of displaced families to their areas of residence and support for security and stability.

Foreign Minister Mohamad A. Alhakim met with foreign Ambassadors accredited to Baghdad. The meeting started by briefing on the latest developments in the local situation, especially the recent demonstrations, and the subsequent governmental actions towards implementing the legitimate demands of the demonstrators, in addition to reassuring heads of foreign missions in Baghdad of the stability of the security situation and providing security for all missions and their staff.

Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Fuad Hussein delivered the speech of the Republic of Iraq at the consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers held on 15 June 2021 in Doha, in which he emphasized Iraqi government’s efforts to prepare for a meeting aiming at alleviating the situation in the region, which would positively effect the internal situaion in Iraq, with the participation of all neighboring countries, Arab and Islamic countries, in addition to the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Foreign Minister Mr. Mohamad A. Alhakim received a phone call from the Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Mr. Ayman Al-Safadi, and levels of joint cooperation, developments in the region were discussed in addition to the two countries’ measures to confront Coronavirus.

Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein stressed the importance of the joint relations that bind Iraq and the United States of America, and the need to develop them in various fields, especially the development of banking relations between the two sides, expressing his aspiration to benefit from the banking expertise of American banks.

Iraq recently participated in the Second International Conference to support the humanitarian situation in Syria, in response to an appeal launched by the Secretary - General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.

Foreign Minister Mr. Mohamad A. Alhakim met with the High Representative of the Secretary-General of the Alliance of Civilizations Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly in New York.