2025 / 21 / Apr
Rewaq Baghdad held a dialogue seminar on Azerbaijani foreign policy priorities, hosting the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Mr. Yalchin Rafayev. In the presence of a select group of researchers, academics, and specialists, the Baghdad Corridor Center for Public Policy held a dialogue seminar, hosting the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Mr. Yalchin Rafayev.
The head of the Baghdad Center, Mr. Abbas Al-Anbouri, welcomed the visiting guest and his accompanying delegation, emphasizing the importance of the meeting, which embodies the positive role of elites and think tanks in creating a positive atmosphere of rapprochement that allows decision-makers in both countries to take important steps toward greater opportunities for success and progress. Following a detailed presentation by Mr. Rafiyan on the determinants and objectives of his country's foreign policy in the region, which is witnessing increasing escalation and challenges,
In addition to discussing the bilateral relationship between Iraq and Azerbaijan in particular, the attendees initiated a constructive discussion and frank and interactive questions that addressed various topics. In response to them, he pointed to the positive and upward dimension of the relationship between his country and Iraq, which began to grow positively and upwardly years ago in the political, economic and cultural fields.
He stressed that his government is keen to increase the volume of trade and economic exchange, as well as the exchange of delegations and cultural and economic visits with Iraq, praising the positive steps taken by study and research centers in creating a space for constructive dialogue that opens the way for developing and strengthening relations between Baghdad and Baku.