IRAQ’S AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE MEETS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA OF THE MFA OF UKRAINE

On January 2, 2020 His Excellency Mr. Bakir Ahmed Al-Jaff, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Ukraine met with H.E. Mrs. Myroslava Shcherbatiuk, Director-General of the Directorate General for the Middle East and Africa of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine at the Ministry’s headquarters .

          At the beginning of the meeting, H.E. Mrs. Shcherbatiuk welcomed H.E. Mr. Ambassador and confirmed the Ukrainian Side’s keenness to develop relations of friendship and cooperation with Iraq in different areas of common interest.

  For his part, H.E. Ambassador Al-Jaff expressed his gratitude to H.E. Mrs. Shcherbatiuk for the warm reception, and extended his congratulations on the New 2020 year, wishing the two friendly countries further progress and prosperity. H.E. Ambassador also expressed satisfaction at the level of cooperation and coordination between the Embassy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in the interest of the two countries, highlighting Iraq’s readiness to conclude bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding with Ukraine in the current year.

Besides, H.E. Mr. Ambassador reviewed the current political developments in Iraq, reaffirming Iraqi Government’s firm intention to make appropriate changes aimed at enhancing stability and security in the country, and protecting national interests in accordance with the Iraqi Constitution.

During the meeting, the Two Sides also discussed ways to develop and strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries in different political and economic areas of common interest and organization of mutual visits between officials of both countries as well as recent regional and international developments.