Inter-parliamentary meetings

Inter-parliamentary meeting EP-Council of Representatives Iraq, 6-9 March 2023

The EP Delegation attended the Seventh Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, the first held in Baghdad since 2011, between the European Parliament and the Council of Representatives of Iraq. MEPs held high-level meetings with Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdistan authorities in Baghdad and Erbil and paid a touching visit to war-shattered Mosul.

The European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Republic of Iraq (D-IQ), led by its chair, Ms Sara Skyttedal (EPP, SE), and composed by MEPs Domenec Ruiz Devesa (S&D, ES) and Marco Campomenosi (ID, IT), travelled to Iraq from 6 to 9 March 2023.

During the meeting, MEPs engaged in fruitful discussions with their Iraqi colleagues on a range of important issues, including political and economic developments in Iraq, security, human rights, respect of minorities, and regional stability.

See the attached mission report following the visit to Iraq of 6-9 March 2023 and the Seventh Inter-Parliamentary Meeting with the Council of Representatives of Iraq for more information.
A summary of Inter-parliamentary meetings held during the European Parliament's 8th term (2014-2019) can be found in the delegation's archives.