On August 6, the Russian Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov and the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Adel Abdelmahdi.
During the confidential exchange of views on topical Middle East issues, the main attention was paid to the development of the situation in and around Iraq, as well as the dangerous escalation of the military and political situation in the Middle East as a whole.
During the discussion of the bilateral agenda, the Russian side confirmed its intention to further strengthen traditionally friendly Russian-Iraqi ties, including maintaining an active political dialogue between Moscow and Baghdad.
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