FSI Dean Receives Pakistani Ambassador to Iraq to Discuss Strengthening Joint Cooperation

Dean of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Ambassador Dr Mohammed Abdullah Shummary, received the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Iraq, Mr Muhammad Zeeshan Ahmed, on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the Iraqi Foreign Service Institute and the Pakistan Foreign Service Academy.

The Pakistani Ambassador expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Dean for the warm reception and gave an overview of the admission and study procedures at the Foreign Service Academy, as well as the nature of work at the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing the desire in strengthening cooperation and exchanging expertise with the Institute.

For his part, the Dean welcomed the Pakistani Ambassador and outlined the admission and study procedures at the FSI, highlighting the Institute’s efforts to modernise its curricula in line with current developments and implement development projects that contribute to enhancing its training and qualification programmes. He further introduced the Study in Iraq programme, which aims to admit students from various countries to study at Iraqi universities and educational institutions. The Pakistani Ambassador noted that Pakistani students are studying in Iraq under this programme.

The two sides also discussed prospects for strengthening academic and training cooperation between the Institute and the Academy through the exchange of expertise, the development of training programmes, and the organisation of virtual seminars for employees of the two countries’ foreign ministries. They also explored other areas of cooperation that could contribute to developing professional and diplomatic capacities and strengthening institutional communication between the two sides.