The Iraqi parliament on Saturday elected Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as the country's ​new president, a largely ceremonial role, following a parliamentary ‌election last November.

The head of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani has been invited to COP29, which will be held in Baku in November 2024, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iraq Nasir Mammadov wrote on his “X” page.