Iraq FM to assist in strarting Somalian embassy in Baghdad

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari discussed with the Somali Charge d’affaires, Khadija Al-Makhzoumi, bilateral relations between Iraq and Somalia.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry pointed out in a statement received by Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “Zebari, during a meeting with the Somali official, discussed bilateral relations between the two countries,” noting that “Zebari expressed his ministry’s readiness to provide all necessary facilitations to open a Somali embassy in Iraq.”

For her part, Al-Makhzoumi, according to the statement of the Foreign Ministry, thanked Zebari and briefed him on the situation in Somalia.

The statement assured that “The meeting was attended by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and head of the Arabic department and Director of the Minister’s Office.”