Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Baghdad. Photo: Elin GjedremNorway to establish embassy office in Baghdad
Last updated: 05/08/2009 //
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited Baghdad on Monday June 29. He had meetings with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hosiyar Zebari, Minister for Human Rights Wijdan Michel Salim and representatives of NGOs and the UN. “I have hoped to be able to visit Iraq for quite some time, and I am pleased the opportunity has now come,” said Foreign Minister Støre.
“Contact between Norway and Iraq has lately become closer, and I will therefore inform the Iraqi Foreign Minister today that Norway will establish a diplomatic presence in Baghdad,” said Mr Støre.
Norway will establish an embassy office in Baghdad, which will be under the Norwegian Embassy in Amman, Jordan.