French President Emmanuel Macron will participate at the end of this month in a “regional conference” hosted by the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to which leaders of neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey have also been invited.

A statement issued by the Iraqi Prime Minister today, after a call between Macron and Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said that the Iraqi Prime Minister informed Macron that “France is a real partner for Iraq,” while Macron, for his part, announced his “full support for Iraq” and praised “balanced Iraqi diplomacy.”

This will be Macron’s second visit to Iraq in less than a year, according to AFP.

Source: National News Agency