Iraq signs memoranda of understanding with Bangladesh and Kazakhstan to enhance diplomatic and political cooperation.
Iraq signs memoranda of understanding with Bangladesh and Kazakhstan to enhance diplomatic and political cooperation.
2026-10-18
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that Minister Fuad Hussein signed two memoranda of understanding with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Humayun Kabir, to enhance diplomatic and political cooperation between the two countries.
This came during a meeting between the two ministers on Saturday evening, on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, held in Baghdad.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry stated that during the meeting, bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed, along with ways to develop and enhance cooperation in various fields, in order to serve common interests. Views were also exchanged on issues of common interest, and the importance of continuing coordination and consultation between the two sides was emphasized.
According to the statement, the meeting witnessed the signing of two memoranda of understanding between the two countries; the first relates to the mutual exemption from entry visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports, while the second memorandum of understanding relates to the establishment of a mechanism for periodic political consultations between the two countries’ foreign ministries.
Both sides emphasized the importance of the two memoranda in strengthening the frameworks of bilateral cooperation, activating channels of communication and political consultation, and facilitating the movement of passport holders covered by the provisions of the exemption memorandum, which contributes to consolidating diplomatic relations between the Republic of Iraq and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and opening up broader horizons for joint cooperation.
For his part, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations, Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Uloom, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ambassador Arman Isagaliyev, signed a memorandum of understanding on political consultations between the two countries’ foreign ministries, on the sidelines of the fifty-second session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
According to a statement issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and political, economic and trade cooperation, as well as steps related to the opening of the Kazakh embassy in Baghdad, and the anticipated visit of the Iraqi Foreign Minister to Central Asia.
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