Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Holds a Phone Call with his Australian Counterpart to discuss Bilateral Relations and Syrian crisis

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein held a phone call with the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Penny Wong on 13 December 2024. 

The call addressed developments in Syria, as Minister Fuad Hussein outlined Iraq’s vision over the current events there, in addition to discussing regional and international proposals to manage the Syrian crisis.

At the bilateral level, the two sides touched on bilateral relations between the two countries, with a focus on the issue of the Australian citizen convicted in Iraq on charges related to embezzlement, the Minister listened to the Australian point of view on the subject and the role that the Iraqi Foreign Ministry can play in this regard.