Minister Georg Georgiev Holds Talks with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein
17 April 2025 News
Today, Minister Georg Georgiev held a telephone conversation with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Fuad Hussein. This was the first contact between the heads of the diplomatic services of the two countries. During the discussion, a number of topics on the bilateral agenda were addressed, with a particular focus on the untapped potential for trade and economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Iraq.
Georg Georgiev emphasised the longstanding tradition of friendship between the Bulgarian and Iraqi people, built on mutual respect and trust. He expressed his conviction that these positive traditions should be revived and further developed in the interest of both countries, and he extended an invitation to his Iraqi counterpart to visit Bulgaria, during which the opportunities for accelerating cooperation in areas of mutual interest could be further explored. In turn, Minister Hussein also extended an invitation for an official visit to Iraq.
A key point of discussion was the upcoming 26th Session of the Bulgarian-Iraqi Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation, which is to be held in Baghdad. The energy sector was highlighted as a priority area for mutually beneficial partnership, with further discussions planned to explore concrete forms of collaboration.
The two also discussed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the conduct of regular bilateral political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries.
Minister Georgiev and Minister Hussein agreed to maintain an active dialogue and to map out a pragmatic framework for the sustainable development of bilateral relations.