Iraq and Russia mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries

by **RamblerNash** Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:21 pm

Iraq and Russia mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries

09-09-2019 09:18 PM

Baghdad / News:
salutes Iraq, Russia and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Baghdad, where he congratulated Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, his Iraqi counterpart, Adel Abdul Mahdi, on this occasion.

Medvedev said in a congratulatory telegram that "the Russian-Iraqi interaction is developing steadily based on the traditions of friendship, mutual respect and partnership."

Russian media said that "the Russian prime minister expressed his belief that further expansion of cooperation in the areas of commercial investment, cultural and humanitarian, fully consistent with the fundamental interests of Russia and Iraq."

The head of the European Department in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Ismail Shafiq Mohsen, Russian Ambassador to Iraq, Maxim Maksimov, on Sunday, at the ministry's headquarters in Baghdad.

The Russian ambassador delivered congratulatory messages to Iraqi President Barham Salih, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Al-Hakim from their Russian counterparts Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev and Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Between the two countries.

The Iraqi embassy, with the participation of Russian oil companies "Lukoil" and "Gazprom Oil", on Monday, a ceremony in Moscow to commemorate the event, and the organizers of the ceremony sent invitations to dozens of people who have contributed in the development of relations between Russia and Iraq.

Diplomatic relations were established between the former Soviet Union and Iraq on September 9, 1944, then broke off in January 1955 at the initiative of the Iraqi government, and diplomatic relations resumed on July 19, 1958.

The Government of Iraq has recognized the Russian Federation as the heir to the rights of the Soviet Union, Iraq has an embassy in Moscow, Russia an embassy in Baghdad, a consulate in Basra, and another in Erbil in the Kurdistan region.

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