Iraq Proposes 8-Country Iran-GCC Meeting as Tehran Backs Regional Initiative
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Updated · commonspace.eu · Jun 28
Iraq Proposes 8-Country Iran-GCC Meeting as Tehran Backs Regional Initiative
3 articles · Updated · commonspace.eu · Jun 28
Summary
Baghdad proposed an eight-country meeting bringing together Iraq, Iran and the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi publicly welcomed the plan.
Sunday's proposal emerged during talks in Baghdad between Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Araghchi, who arrived leading a political delegation.
The discussions are expected to cover the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, Iraq's debt payments to Iran, border security and steps to stop anti-Iran groups operating from Iraqi territory.
The visit also includes coordination with Iraqi authorities over funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at Iraq's holy shrines, placing the diplomatic initiative within a broader Iran-Iraq agenda.