During a phone call held Thursday afternoon, President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, and Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, emphasized the “strength of the fraternal Lebanese-Iraqi relations, which have remained solid and deeply-rooted over the years, based on mutual respect for the sovereignty of both countries.” President Aoun ...
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Lebanese ambassador to Baghdad on Wednesday in protest over remarks made by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that were deemed offensive to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). In a statement, the ministry said Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations, Ambassador Mohammed Bahr Al-Uloom, conveyed Iraq’s discontent ...