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Mission of the Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto to Baghdad (21-22 December 2024)

The Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto, paid an official visit to Baghdad to meet the Iraqi Government Authorities and to convey his greetings to all Italian personnel, military and civilian, serving in the country.

In addition to his counterpart, Minister Thabet Mohammed Al Abbasi, Crosetto had a meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, accompanied by Ambassador Niccolò Fontana and the Defense Attaché, Col. Domenico Sermon. From both Iraqi interlocutors, the Minister received words of esteem and gratitude for the long collaboration between Italy and Iraq in the field of defense and security, all the more precious in the face of the phase of instability that the Region is going through.

The Minister then met with the Commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Lucas Schreurs, and the Commander of the International Anti-Daesh Coalition, Gen. Kevin Leahy, under whose command the Italian soldiers stationed in the country operate. The focus of the conversations was the central function of the Atlantic Alliance in Iraq and the role of the Italian contingent, the fight against terrorism and violent extremism and the prospects for the evolution of the Italian presence on the ground following the announced transition of the Anti-Daesh Coalition.

During his stay in Baghdad, Minister Crosetto expressed his closeness and best wishes for a Merry Christmas to the staff of the Embassy in Baghdad and to all the Italian soldiers deployed at the diplomatic headquarters and in international missions, thanking them for the service carried out in favor of Italy and international peace.

At the end, Minister Crosetto continued his mission in Erbil, capital of the Autonomous Region of Iraqi Kurdistan. Read the report of his visit on the website of the Consulate General in Erbil: Minister Crosetto in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan – Consulate General of Italy Erbil.