The importance of the Baghdad conference – GulfToday

The importance of the Baghdad conference – GulfToday

The Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on Saturday, co-organised by Iraq and France, hosted by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and French President Emmanuel Macron, and attended by the United Arab Emirates, represented by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Saba Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian promises to be an important diplomatic meeting point of the regions’ countries. It is an opportunity for Iraq, going through political and economic turmoil, to mark a place for itself as a regional interlocutor. The conference is expected to discuss the crises in Lebanon, the war in Yemen and the need for a dialogue among the leaders in the region. Macron and Al-Kadhimi have also emphasised the need to fight terrorism as represented by Daesh. The need for dialogue in the region is quite evident, and it is also to be recognised that this conference in Baghdad is just a beginning. It is well nigh impossible to discuss all the problems and find solutions