At the outset of the meeting, H.E. the Ambassador welcomed His Excellency and the accompanying delegation, expressing his gratitude and appreciation for the visit and commending the Academy’s scholarly and intellectual role in serving the causes of the Muslim Ummah and promoting the values of moderation, balance, and dialogue. He also renewed his invitation to His Excellency to participate in the ministerial meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled to be held in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

For his part, His Excellency expressed his sincere thanks and appreciation to H.E. the Ambassador for the warm reception and generous hospitality. He highlighted the support and patronage that the Academy has received from the Republic of Iraq since its establishment and praised the valuable scholarly contributions of Iraqi scholars and researchers through the Academy’s sessions, conferences, seminars, and various scientific activities.

His Excellency also expressed his aspiration, during his forthcoming visit to the Republic of Iraq, to visit a number of scientific, academic, and religious institutions and to meet with their scholars and officials in order to explore ways of strengthening cooperation and coordination and exchanging expertise in areas of mutual interest, in a manner that serves the mission and objectives of the Academy.

The meeting was attended by Mr Mohamed Al-Mundhir Reda Al-Chouk, Director of the Diwan Department; Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh, Director of the Planning Department; and Mr Nabil Khalil Suleiman, Acting Head of the Protocol Division at the Academy.