On November 23th Azerbaijan's minister of foreign affairs Elmar Mammadyarov met Iraq`s minister of municipalities and public works Adil Muheydar Razi Al-Maliki.
The Iraqi Minister congratulated Mammadyarov on Azerbaijan's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Al-Maliki said Azerbaijan and Iraq had many common values.
He stressed the necessity of opening Azerbaijan`s embassy in Iraq.
Mammadyarov emphasized the importance of expanding the legal base for cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iraq. "This will contribute to strengthening activity of the two countries` businessmen," he added.
Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan`s Parliament had already made a decision on opening of the country's embassy in Iraq.

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