Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from Dutch Counterpart to Discuss Support for Iraq and War Developments

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, H.E. Mr. Fuad Hussein, received a phone call on Monday, 2 March 2026, from H.E. Mr. Tom Berendsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

H.E. the Dutch Foreign Minister affirmed his country’s support for Iraq in facing the attacks being carried out against it, expressing deep concern regarding the situation of Iraqi citizens and stressing the need to find a path toward a solution and contain the escalation. H.E. also highly praised the Iraqi government’s policy of transferring members of the terrorist organization ISIS to Iraqi prisons in Baghdad, considering it an important step to enhance security and stability.

For his Part, H.E. Mr. Fuad Hussein provided a detailed explanation regarding the situation of ISIS members held in Iraqi prisons, emphasizing that the European Union and its member states have a responsibility to support the Iraqi government in managing this large and sensitive file, particularly since some of these terrorists hold European or Western nationalities, which requires greater international cooperation to share responsibilities.

H.E. the Dutch Minister expressed his country’s readiness to provide support to Iraq in this field, noting that the Dutch Embassy in Baghdad will coordinate with the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to study ways of providing the necessary assistance to the Iraqi government in this regard.