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Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with
Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman on the
sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF 2025), the Iraqi Foreign Ministry
said in a statement on Friday.

Both sides discussed strengthening bilateral ties, with a focus
on economic cooperation, energy, oil, security and defense issues of mutual
interest.

Hussein welcomed the upcoming visit of a Croatian government
and business delegation, led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, to Baghdad,
describing it as an opportunity to broaden investment and trade collaboration.

Iraq aims to translate its relationship with Croatia into
practical cooperation across key sectors, particularly energy and investment,
the Iraqi FM affirmed.

He also received a formal invitation from his Croatian
counterpart to attend the Energy and Security Conference scheduled for July in
Zagreb.

For his part, Radman noted the planned October 2025 visit by
Croatia’s prime minister to Iraq, describing it as a step toward deepening the
strategic partnership across multiple sectors.

Earlier today, the Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani
arrived in Turkiye to attend the forum.