Baghdad Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein discussed with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the relations between Baghdad and New Delhi, and ways to develop them.

A Foreign Ministry statement said, “The minister met his Indian counterpart on the sidelines of the meetings of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
During the meeting, they discussed relations between Baghdad and New Delhi, ways of developing them, and opening up prospects for joint cooperation in various fields to serve the interests of the two friendly peoples.”

The two sides also discussed many regional and international issues and their repercussions on international peace and security, and the Minister stressed the importance of concerted efforts, exchanging experiences and information in the field of combating terrorism and coordinating positions on issues of common interest through regional and international organizations.

The minister said that Iraq is looking forward to building deep cooperation relations with India in various fields, especially increasing the volume of trade and economic exchange, opening investment horizons, and urging the Indian side to invest in Iraq in health, agricultural, energy, and communications aspects, twinning Iraqi and Indian universities, and facilitating granting academic seats to Iraqis wishing to study in Indian universities, and activating the memorandum of understanding between the study centers of the two countries.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed Iraq’s thanks for India’s supportive stances for Iraq in international forums, and their support in the war against terrorism.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency