Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs receives the Palestinian ambassador to Iraq

On 25/9/2022, The Undersecretary for Administrative, Technical and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Omar Al-Barzanchi, received the Ambassador of the sisterly State of Palestine to Iraq, Dr Ahmed Aqel, at ministry’s headquarters.

 The two sides discussed a number of topics of common interest, related to the importance of enhancing bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries, in addition to cooperation in the field of multilateral relations at the Arab, regional, international levels, and benefiting from that to support the cause of the Palestinian people.

 The Undersecretary affirmed Iraq’s firm and permanent position in support of the Palestinian cause in all regional, international forums, the Iraqi government’s readiness to provide all facilities related to the work of the Palestinian embassy in Baghdad and its keenness to follow up on issues related to the Palestinian brothers residing on Iraqi tertiaries.

 In turn, the Palestinian Ambassador appreciated Iraq’s in role in rejecting normalization and the Iraqi parliament’s legislation criminalizing normalization with the (Israeli) entity.