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Iraqi News
09-04-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Guterres Confirms his Participation in Upcoming Baghdad Summit
Baghdad – INA Iraq's Representative to the United Nations in New York, Abbas Kazim Obaid, confirmed on Wednesday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted Iraq's official invitation to participate in the Arab Summit in Baghdad. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "The Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, Abbas Kazim Obaid, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the organization's headquarters. During the meeting, the Iraqi representative presented the official letter addressed by the President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, to the Secretary-General, which includes his invitation to attend and participate in the upcoming Arab Summit scheduled to be held in the capital, Baghdad, on May 17, 2025." According to the statement, Obaid conveyed "the greetings of the President of the Republic, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein to the Secretary-General," stressing their keenness for "his attendance, given the value his participation will add to the summit discussions." The statement added that "the meeting also discussed the most prominent issues on the United Nations agenda in light of regional and international geopolitical changes, as well as the priorities and concerns of the Group of 77 and China, currently chaired by Iraq, particularly in the areas of financing for development, climate change, and sustainable development." According to the statement, the Iraqi representative affirmed "the group's keenness to strengthen partnership with the United Nations and its specialized agencies to achieve common goals in accordance with the principle of collective responsibility." He continued, "The meeting addressed prospects for cooperation between Iraq and the United Nations in the post-conclusion phase of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), appreciating the efforts made by the mission over the past two decades," noting "the measures and facilities provided by the relevant Iraqi government institutions to responsibly conclude the mission's mandate by the end of this year." For his part, the UN Secretary-General expressed his "appreciation for the invitation extended to him to attend the Arab Summit in Baghdad, affirming his participation in its proceedings," noting that "the termination of UNAMI's mandate is an indicator of the significant progress and successes achieved by Iraq in various fields."
Iraqi News
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Chairman of the Group of 77 and China confirms support for the climate change summit in Brazil
The representative of Iraq to the United Nations and the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China, Abbas Kazim Obaid, confirmed today, Friday, support for the climate change summit in Brazil. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): that "The representative of Iraq to the United Nations and the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China, Abbas Kazim Obaid, met with André Correa, the President-designate of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP30, which will be held in Brazil," noting that "the two sides discussed the multiple challenges facing the climate agreement, and ways to implement commitments and pledges to achieve common goals." The Iraqi representative, according to the statement, expressed "the support of the Group of 77 and China and its confidence in Brazil's leadership to make this international event a success and achieve the common priorities of developing countries," noting that "international environmental and climate action is still based on what was achieved at the Earth Summit organized by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, and continuous communication ensures the success of the conference and meets the concerns of member states, and that this task is a shared responsibility that falls on everyone." For his part, the conference president thanked "the Chairman of the Group of 77 for his confidence and gratitude for the group's support for the presidency of the conference, and that part of his program is based on positive and successful communication with the negotiating groups, of which the Group of 77 is the most prominent and largest," praising "the level of readiness and seriousness shown by the Iraqi delegation, in its capacity as Chairman of the Group, in making the negotiating tasks entrusted to it a success, and raising the voice of developing countries in all available forums until the conference's work begins."
