High level official talks to discuss Baghdad readiness to host Islamic Cooperation meeting

The headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs witnessed on Monday an expanded meeting chaired by Minister Fuad Hussein to review the final preparations and ongoing arrangements for Iraq to host the fifty-second session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states. The Foreign Minister emphasized during the meeting the utmost importance of this international event, stating that it represents a significant opportunity to introduce visiting delegations to the reality of the situation in Iraq, in addition to the major political implications of Iraq assuming the presidency of this session at regional, international, and Islamic levels. For his part, the Undersecretary for Multilateral and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Shورش Khaled Saeed, reviewed the overall work of the preparatory committee, addressing the technical and logistical preparations for receiving participating official delegations, and praising the launch of the official conference platform inaugurated by the Minister prior to the meeting, along with coordination levels with various government sectors. The Undersecretary explained that the committee, in joint coordination with ministry undersecretaries and specialized political departments, finalized the draft Baghdad Declaration, also noting the completion of the guiding manual for delegations, as well as the readiness of the media center and organizational arrangements in the main conference hall.