With a French and Iraqi diplomatic presence, the French international
meeting of Iraqi-French relations was launched in Paris. The meeting
started with the initiation of placing a book fair and organizing a big
international forum that will be held in Paris sometime before the end
of the current year.
Remarkably, the diplomatic attendance from both counties was huge,
represented by the participation of Bariza Khiari, the personal
representative of the French President and the Iraqi diplomat, The
Ambassador Hisham Alalawi complimented the timing and goals
of the meeting. The event also marked the presence of the Officer-in-
Charge of the Iraqi affairs in Paris on his first day of starting his work in
this position. Also, the meeting was attended by the French
Ambassador Jean Christophe who was offered a chance to meet the
best of the Iraqi elite before his movement to Iraq to begin his
diplomatic work.