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🇷🇺🇮🇶 On September 25, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Fuad Hussein held a meeting on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The Ministers discussed key aspects of traditionally friendly Russian-Iraqi relations, and reiterated their mutual commitment to deepening the political dialogue and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in trade and the economy, as well as humanitarian and other areas.

They reviewed the schedule of upcoming contacts, with particular focus on the participation of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani in the first Russia-Arab Summit in Moscow on October 15.

The Foreign Ministers exchanged views on pressing international and regional issues focusing, in particular, on the Gaza crisis. They stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire, the release of detainees, and the provision of humanitarian aid to everyone in need, as well as the importance of stepping up international efforts towards achieving a lasting and comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on a universally recognised international legal basis.

When discussing the Syrian issue, both Sides emphasised the importance of supporting the Syrian government in its efforts to overcome the transitional period challenges in the interests of durable stabilisation and post-conflict rebuilding in that country.

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