Diplomacy

The proposal was made by the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, in a meeting in Baghdad on Sunday (28 June) with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. Heading a political delegation, Araghchi arrived in the Iraqi capital on Sunday and was welcomed by Iraqi Communications Minister Mustafa Sand. According to Iraqi media reports, Sunday's discussions in Baghdad are expected to cover the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Iraq’s debt payments to Iran, border security, and measures to prevent anti-Iran groups from operating on Iraqi territory. Araghchi was also expected to coordinate with Iraqi authorities regarding arrangements for the funeral ceremonies of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Iraq’s holy shrines. Speaking at a press conference after his meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hussein, Araghchi welcomed the Iraqi proposal.