Shafaq News- Baghdad
China’s newly appointed Ambassador to Iraq, Xiang Bo, on Saturdaydescribed ties between Beijing and Baghdad as longstanding, rooted in twoancient civilizations with a history of friendly exchange and expandingcooperation across multiple fields.
During a ceremony marking the start of his tenure, Bo was received byofficials from Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Protocol Department,alongside members of the Chinese diplomatic mission at the embassy.
He noted that his assignment carries the responsibility of workingclosely with his Iraqi counterparts to advance the China–Iraq strategicpartnership reached at the leadership level, while also widening practicalcooperation between the two countries.
Diplomatic relations between Iraq and China were established in 1958,with the two countries maintaining continuous ambassadorial representationsince then. Xiang Bo succeeds Cui Wei, while Iraq’s current ambassador to Chinais Shorsh Khalid Saeed.
