Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq Fuad Hussein
25 September 2025 23:01
1570-25-09-2025
On September 25, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Fuad Hussein on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The ministers discussed pressing matters 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 the humanitarian and other areas.
They reviewed the schedule of upcoming contacts placing special emphasis 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 critical importance of immediately ceasing fire, releasing detainees, and providing humanitarian aid to everyone in need, as well as 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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