Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Iraq T.S. Pechatkin was received on November 10 by Deputy Prime Minister L. Khazali.
T.S. Pechatkin congratulated L. Hazali on his assumption of office and wished him success in his new position. Iraq's deputy prime minister noted Baghdad's interest in developing multilateral bilateral cooperation with Moscow. The parties discussed ways to realize the existing potential for interaction in the fields of commerce, investments, culture and humanitarianism as well as in the field of health and industry.