Meloni in Baghdad, conversation with Al Sudani. Visit to Italian soldiers: “A strong Iraq is a condition for prosperity in the Middle East”

A strong Iraq is a condition for prosperity in the Middle East, said the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, upon his arrival in Iraq during a visit to the Italian military contingents deployed in the country, as reported by the Iraqi press agency “Shafaq News”. “The fact that the Iraqi government considers December 25 as an official holiday is a sign of respect for the Christian community”, she added from Baghdad where she arrived in the morning for a visit that touches the city of Erbil during the day autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.

In the capital Meloni was received with an official ceremony by the Iraqi premier Mohamed Shia al Sudani. First the meeting with the ambassador Maurizio Greganti and, for a greeting, the staff of the embassy, ​​the soldiers of the 1st “Tuscania” Regiment and the 13th “Friuli Venezia Giulia” Regiment of the Carabinieri, the Italian officials who serve in international organizations. At the Union 3 military base, headquarters of the NATO Mission Commands (NMI) and of the Anti-Daesh Coalition (OIR), Meloni met the mission commander, General Giovanni Maria Iannuccia representation of Italian soldiers present and the personnel of the Italian military contingent in Iraq.