Undersecretary for Multilateral and Legal Affairs Meets State Secretary at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia

On February 25, 2025, The Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Multilateral and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Shorsh Khalid Saeed, met with the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Mr. Nikola Stojanović, on the sidelines of the high-level segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations between Iraq and Serbia, especially in the fields of energy, agriculture and infrastructure, stressing the importance of cooperation on issues of common concern, including mutual support in the nominations for international positions, most notably supporting Iraq’s nomination for membership in the Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term, and its membership in the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) for the period (2025-2029).

The Undersecretary also stressed the importance of cooperation with the Serbian government to recover Iraqi antiquities smuggled to the Balkans.

The meeting was attended by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Ambassador Abdul Karim Hashim Mustafa.