IRAQI EMBASSY CHARGE D’AFFAIRES MEETS THE DEAN OF THE FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN UKRAINE

 On October 6, 2021 Mr. Taan Hussein Abbas Hussein, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Iraq to Ukraine, Minister Plenipotentiary met with H.E. Antonio Gazzanti Pugliese di Cotrone, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta to Ukraine, Dean of the Foreign Diplomatic Corps in Ukraine.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Charge d’Affaires expressed his gratitude to H.E. Ambassador di Cutrone for the warm reception, and reviewed developments of the situation in Iraq, which is witnessing security stabilization enabling it to continue strengthening the political process through holding early parliamentary elections scheduled on October 10, 2021. Mr. Taan Hussein also touched on the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Iraq, in March this year, pointing out that it was the first visit of the Supreme Pontiff to the country, and became a historic visit and a pilgrimage to the cradle of Abrahamic religions.

For his part, H.E. Ambassador di Cutrone stressed his keenness to enhance relations of cooperation between the Heads of foreign diplomatic missions in Ukraine, and touched on the topics of tolerance, love and fraternity among different religions.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the two sides expressed their hope that cooperation would be further developed in the interests of peoples and peace in the Middle East and the entire world, and exchanged souvenirs. The meeting was also attended by Counselor of the Iraqi Embassy, Mr. Abd-Alsalam Monadel Akef Hammuodi.