On the 24th of April 2019, Iraq signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). At the signing in Baghdad, GCC Secretary-General Abdul Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani praised the agreement as a call to frequent “political consultations [between Iraqi and GCC representatives] to allow for regular dialogue on issues of mutual interest.” His Iraqi counterpart, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Hakim agreed. “The security and safety of the ...