The United Arab Emirates is to appoint an ambassador to Baghdad. Iraqi government welcomed the move. No ambassador from any Arab country has been stationed permanently in Baghdad since Egypt’s envoy was kidnapped and killed shortly after arriving in 2005. The United States has been pressing Arab governments to support Iraq by establishing high-level diplomatic representation in Baghdad. The UAE withdrew its top envoy from Iraq in May 2006 after one of its diplomats was kidnapped and held for nearly two weeks. It has maintained only low-level representation in Iraq since.
DIPLOMATIC TIES BETWEEN UAE AND IRAQ
The United Arab Emirates is to appoint an ambassador to Baghdad. Iraqi government welcomed the move. No ambassador from any Arab country has been stationed permanently in Baghdad since Egypt’s envoy was kidnapped and killed shortly after arriving in 2005.