Erbil: Cardinal Louis Raphael Sacco, Patriarch of the Chaldeans in Iraq and the World, received French Foreign Minister Jean-Louis Barrot and the French Ambassador to Iraq at the Patriarchate Complex in Ankawa. The meeting focused on the situation in the Middle East and the specific challenges Christians face in the region.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, discussions between Sacco and Barrot included ways to preserve the rights and dignity of Christians in the Middle East. This meeting highlights ongoing international efforts to address concerns related to religious minorities in the region.