New Iraqi envoy to Japan hopes to boost ties at grassroots level

New Iraqi envoy to Japan hopes to boost ties at grassroots level

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Ghanim al-Jumaily, the new Iraqi ambassador to Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad on Sept. 30. He expressed hope that bilateral relations will be boosted not only on the government-to-government levels but also at the grassroots levels through exchanges including those by nongovernmental organizations.

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