Iraq chairs first meeting of Group of 77 and China at UN
Iraq chairs first meeting of Group of 77 and China at UN
2025-01-18
Iraq chaired the first meeting of the Group of 77 and China at the United Nations today, Saturday, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement, “After Iraq officially assumed the duties of chairing the Group of 77 and China, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, Abbas Kazim Obaid, chaired the first meeting of the group at the level of permanent representatives.”
During the meeting, Obaid stressed, “Iraq, as the head of the group, is keen to give priority to the concerns of the member states,” stressing “the importance of strengthening solidarity and cohesion to achieve common goals, based on the outcomes of the ministerial statement in New York, the South Summit in Kampala, and the Havana Conference on Science and Technology.”
The Permanent Representative of Iraq also pledged to “exert maximum efforts to achieve distinguished performance for the group in international forums and multilateral agreements, while preserving the unity of the group and its rich heritage.”
During the meeting, the group’s work program was reviewed based on the common priorities confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, in his statement during the ceremony of Iraq assuming the presidency of the group.
The statement clarified Iraq’s commitment to continuous coordination and consultation with member states, and to work on parallel tracks to follow up on common priorities and defend them in relevant international meetings.
At the end of the meeting, the group’s work priorities for the coming period were adopted, and a number of representatives of the member states offered their congratulations to Iraq for assuming the presidency of the group.
They praised “the priorities set out by the Foreign Minister in his statement,” expressing their confidence “in Iraq’s role in expressing the positions and concerns of member states.”
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