Pakistan, Iraq ink MOU on bilateral political consultations

The MoU is expected to further enhance the existing friendly relations between Pakistan and Iraq.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan and Iraq on Wednesday inked Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on holding bilateral political consultations.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Iraqi counterpart Dr. Fuad Hussain inked the document at the signing ceremony held here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The MoU is expected to further enhance the existing friendly relations between Pakistan and Iraq and give a new dimension to cooperation in diverse areas.

Earlier, the two foreign ministers led delegation-level talks encompassing a gamut of matters pertaining to bilateral, regional and international importance.

Dr Fuad Hussain also planted a sapling at the lawns of the Ministry.

The Iraqi foreign minister arrived on a two-day visit this morning at the invitation of Foreign Minister Qureshi.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received his Iraqi counterpart on his arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Office in a statement said Pakistan and Iraq enjoyed close fraternal ties, founded on strong affinities of faith and culture.

“Pakistan accords high importance to these relations and is resolved to further deepen and broaden mutual cooperation in diverse fields. The relationship is reinforced by similarity of views on a range of regional and global issues,” the statement added.

The visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister comes in the backdrop of a number of ministerial-level visits from both sides in the past few months, which signify the importance accorded by the two countries to augmenting the bilateral relationship.

Foreign Minister Qureshi visited Iraq in May 2021. Further high-level exchanges are envisaged in the coming months.

“The visit of Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein is expected to add further momentum to the positive trajectory of brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iraq,” he FO said.