Participation of The Iraqi Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in the International Tourism and Culture Exhibition and Conference (INTAC 2024)

Regarding the invitation extended by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture to all diplomatic missions accredited in Malaysia to participate in the International Tourism and Culture Exhibition and Conference (INTAC 2024) to review the cultures of different countries, the embassy participated in the aforementioned exhibition with a special booth and under the supervision of Second Secretary/ Maha Jassim Nima, and Second Secretary/ Fadi Falah Ahmed, from 3-6/10/2024, in the main building of the International Trade Center located in Kuala Lumpur.

The embassy’s pavilion presented cultural heritage works that varied between displaying traditional Iraqi fashions by Iraqi fashion designer Huda Raad Qaddoori, handicrafts by Iraqi citizen Huda Mohammed Saleh, dishes of famous Iraqi foods by Iraqi citizen Awham Mohammed, and paintings of Arabic calligraphy by Iraqi calligrapher Ahmed Al-Baghdadi, in addition to distributing postcards depicting the cultural landmarks in Iraq to visitors, the pavilion received wide acceptance and great interaction from the attendees, especially resident diplomatic missions, in addition to companies, businessmen, and travel and tourism agencies.

It is worth mentioning that the exhibition witnessed the participation of some other diplomatic missions accredited in Malaysia, such as: Palestine, Georgia, Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, Peru, Zambia, Bangladesh, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kenya, and the participation of tourism and travel agencies, international hotel companies, car manufacturing companies, and various tourism companies operating in various vital tourism sectors, in addition to many Malaysian trade companies and economic organizations.

(INTAC 2024) also received support from several government bodies, especially the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, and key agencies such as Malaysian Tourism, Malaysian Handicrafts Development Corporation, Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), Malaysian Timber Industry Council, Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).