2025-10-09T17:30:26+00:00
Shafaq News – Moscow / Baghdad
Russian President Vladimir Putin
requested on Thursday, during a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed
Shia al-Sudani, that the upcoming Arab-Russian summit be postponed to a later
date.
According to a statement from the
Kremlin’s press office, both sides agreed to inform Arab capitals of the
postponement through diplomatic channels. No reason for the postponement was
provided in the statement.
The summit, which had been
scheduled for next week, was set to be the first of its kind between Russia and
Arab states. It was intended to strengthen coordination between the two sides
in light of current global developments and a shared vision to enhance
cooperation.
Preparations for the summit
followed consultations between the Iraqi presidency and the Arab League
Secretariat. These discussions also addressed arrangements for the seventh
session of the Arab-Russian Cooperation Forum at the ministerial level, and the
finalization of key summit documents, including a joint statement and an action
plan for implementing the forum’s principles and goals for the period
2026–2028.
