Palestinian and Jordanian Foreign Ministers Arrive in Baghdad to Participate in the Arab Summit
Baghdad - INA
Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Mustafa, and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday evening to participate in the preparatory ministerial meeting of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers, as part of the 34th Regular Session of the Arab Summit.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Mustafa, and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday evening to participate in the preparatory ministerial meeting of the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers, as part of the 34th Regular Session of the Arab Summit."
The statement added that "Iraqi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Nayef Rashid Al-Dulaimi, received them at Baghdad International Airport and welcomed the two distinguished guests." Al-Dulaimi stressed, according to the statement, "the depth of bilateral relations between Iraq and both the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Palestine, and Iraq's keenness to strengthen the bonds of cooperation and joint coordination in a way that serves crucial Arab issues, foremost among which is the Palestinian cause, and contributes to supporting the path of joint Arab action and unifying ranks in confronting regional and international challenges."
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