Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi Returns to Baghdad After Concluding Official European Visit to France and Germany Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi arrived in Baghdad after concluding his official European visit to France and Germany, which included the following: 🔹 Meeting with Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. 🔹 Meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. 🔹 Meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. 🔹 Chairing the Iraqi delegation during the expanded talks with the German side. 🔹 Holding a joint press conference with the German Chancellor. 🔹 Presiding over the signing of the Energy Cooperation Principles Agreement (Phase IV) with Siemens Energy. 🔹 Presiding over the signing of six memoranda of understanding and cooperation with France in various sectors. 🔹 Participating in the German-Iraqi Dialogue Forum in Berlin. 🔹 Receiving a group of heads and representatives of French companies in Paris. 🔹 Meeting with Siemens Energy President and CEO Christian Bruch and his accompanying delegation. 🔹 Receiving the Chairman and CEO of the French company TotalEnergies. 🔹 Receiving a delegation from Rothschild Bank in Paris. 🔹 Receiving the President of the Arab World Institute. ••••• Media Office of the Prime Minister September 16, 2026