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Iraqi News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Al-Awadi: The level of representation at the Arab Summit will be honorable and befitting Iraq
Baghdad – INA Iraqi government spokesman Bassem Al-Awadi confirmed on Wednesday that the level of representation at the Arab Summit will be honorable and befitting Iraq, and that there will be pleasant surprises. Al-Awadi told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Registration on the summit's dedicated platform for the delegations is very honorable and befitting Iraq, and there will be pleasant surprises regarding the level and weight of representation." He added, "What is being reported about heads of state abstaining from attending is inaccurate, and we confirm that representation will be honorable." Baghdad will host the Arab Foreign Ministry's preparatory meeting for the Arab Summit on Thursday, while next Saturday, the Arab League Council will hold a summit-level meeting (the Arab Summit) as well as the Arab Development, Economic, and Social Summit.


Iraqi News
13-05-2025
- Business
- Iraqi News
The Preparatory Meeting of Arab Economic and Social Council Convenes
Baghdad-INA The Arab Economic and Social Council at the ministerial level convened today, Tuesday, a preparatory meeting for the Fifth Session of the Arab Development, Economic, and Social Summit in Baghdad. The correspondent of the Iraqi News Agency-INA said 'The meeting is being held at the ministerial level of participating countries in preparation for the Fifth Session of the Arab Development Summit in Baghdad'. The proceedings of the opening session include an address by the Minister of Economy and Trade of the Lebanese Republic, Amer Bisat, representing the presidency of the previous session of the Development Organization; an address by the Minister of Trade, Atheer Dawood Salman, representing the presidency of the current summit session; and an address by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The closed working session will include the adoption of the draft agenda for the Development Summit, discussion of its items, followed by a luncheon session and then the closed concluding session, which will include the adoption of draft resolutions. It is noteworthy that the Economic and Social Council at the level of senior officials, which held its session on Monday, approved a set of recommendations that were submitted to today's ministerial preparatory meeting, in preparation for the Development Summit scheduled to be held on May 17.