Iraqi President and First Lady Depart for Official Visit to Cyprus

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Iraqi President, Dr Abdullatif Jamal Rashid and First Lady Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed.

His Excellency President Dr Abdullatif Jamal Rashid, accompanied by the First Lady, Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, departed today, Wednesday 7 January 2026, for Cyprus on an official visit at the invitation of the Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides.

During the visit, President Rashid is scheduled to take part in the opening ceremony marking Cyprus’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, joining fellow heads of state, representatives of international organisations, and officials from EU institutions.


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