(MENAFN- AzerNews) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived on a working
visit in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, a TASS correspondent
reported on Sunday evening.
It is the first stopover on Lavrov's tour. He also plans to
visit Mali, Mauritania, and Sudan.
During his stay in Iraq, Lavrov is expected to meet with
President Abdul Latif Rashid, Prime Minister Mohammad Shia
al-Sudani, speaker of the House of Representatives (parliament)
Mohamed al-Halbousi and his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein. Apart
from that, he plans to meet with Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki.
Lavrov previous visit to Iraq took place in 2019.
The sides are expected to discuss issues of bilateral relations
in various spheres, international and regional problems, including
in the Gulf area and in the Middle East in general.
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