Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Discusses with Palestinian Prime Minister Gaza Reconstruction and Upcoming Arab Summit Outcomes

Baghdad- Thursday, May 15, 2025. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein, received Palestinian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. Mohammad Mustafa, at the Government Palace in Baghdad. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the preparatory ministerial meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States.

Minister Fuad Hussein welcomed the Palestinian Prime Minister and expressed his gratitude for his participation in the foreign ministers’ meeting, which comes as a preparatory step for the 34th Arab Summit scheduled to be held in Baghdad on May 17.

The meeting attached special importance on recent developments in the Gaza Strip and emphasized the importance of intensifying Arab efforts to halt the aggression and initiate reconstruction efforts in support of the Palestinian people and their steadfastness.

Mr. Mohammad Mustafa presented an overview of the upcoming international conference on Palestine, scheduled for June, which will be jointly chaired by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the French Republic. He underscored the importance of Iraq’s support for the conference and for the Palestinian cause in international forums.

The two sides also discussed draft resolutions expected to be issued at the Arab Summit, highlighting the importance of unified Arab positions on key regional issues, chief among them the Palestinian cause.

Minister Hussein reaffirmed Iraq’s unswerving and principled stance in support of the Palestinian cause, stressing Iraq’s continued support in all regional and international forums for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, particularly the establishment of their independent state.