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Djibouti and Iraq seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation

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Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar was received in Baghdad on 17 October by Iraqi President Nizar Amidi. The two officials discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, ADI reports.

Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, was received on Saturday 17 October 2026 in Baghdad by Iraqi President Nizar Amidi. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, according to the Djibouti Information Agency (ADI).

The Djiboutian foreign minister conveyed to the Iraqi president a message from President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, containing wishes for peace, stability and prosperity for the Iraqi people. The two officials also discussed strengthening their historic ties of friendship, ADI reports.

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