Undersecretary for Multilateral and Legal Affairs Meets Special Representative for Arab Region at UNIDO

The Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Multilateral Relations and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Shorsh Khaled Saeed, met on June 1, 2025, with Ms. Hanan Hanzaz, Special Representative of the Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for the Arab Region for Arab Region, at the Ministry’s headquarters.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Fadel Rahim, head of International Organizations and Conferences Department, and a number of staff from the department and the Undersecretary’s office.

The two sides discussed the role of UNIDO in Iraq, including a draft country program to be implemented in the coming period, the program includes a series of development and industrial projects in the fields of renewable energy, the green economy, and intellectual property, under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals.

 On his part, the Undersecretary commended the efforts of the organization, and highlighted the Foreign Ministry support, represented by the relevant department and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq in Vienna, for the organization’s work and development contributions in Iraq.

The two sides also discussed the expected high-level participation of the President of the Republic of Iraq and the Minister of Industry in the organization’s upcoming meetings. As well they discussed the importance of strengthening UNIDO’s role and expanding the scope of its work in the development and industrial fields across various Iraqi governorates