Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Receives a Phone Call from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Fuad Hussein, received a phone call on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, from H.E. Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

During the call, the two sides reviewed the developing bilateral relations between the two countries and discussed the upcoming visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, to Iraq next week, based on an official invitation extended by the President of the Republic of Iraq, H.E. Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid.

The visit agenda was also discussed, during which the Pakistani Foreign Minister expressed his appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Iraq for preparing a comprehensive agenda that includes meetings with senior Iraqi officials, in addition to visits to holy shrines in several Iraqi cities.

The discussion also addressed the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), scheduled to be held in Iraq in April next year.

At the conclusion of the call, H.E. Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar extended an official invitation to H.E. Mr. Fuad Hussein to visit Pakistan at the beginning of the coming year.