Zebari, Arab Counterparts discuss bilateral relations

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a number of bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Somalia, to discuss the preparations for the summit, as well as bilateral relations.

A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received by IraqiNews.com cited “Foreign Minister and his accompanying delegation met Mr. Ramtane Lamamra Foreign Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and discussed bilateral and trade relations with Mr. Al-Monji Al-Hamidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia.”

“Minister Zebari met Mr. Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, and Mr. Abdul Rahman Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somalia,” the statement added.

“The meetings were attended by undersecretary and the head of the Arab Dept. in addition to Permanent Representative at the Arab League and Iraq’s ambassador to Kuwait,” the statement concluded.