The Cooperation Council between the European Union and Iraq will hold its third meeting on Sunday 19 March 2023 in Brussels, chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Mohammed Hussein, will lead the Iraqi delegation.

The Cooperation Council will discuss developments in Iraq and in the EU, regional affairs and security, and topics such as migration, democracy and human rights, trade and energy.

Furthermore, the EU-Iraq Cooperation Council is expected to decide on the establishment of a new subcommittee on development cooperation.

EU-Iraq relations: high-level meeting discussed challenges ahead and cooperation (press release, 18 October 2016)