Ukraine foreign minister seeks support on visit to Iraq

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein hold a joint news conference in Baghdad, Iraq April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

ERBIL (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister visited Iraq on Monday for the first time since Russia's invasion, seeking diplomatic support from the Middle East where Moscow has been cultivating friends.

"We definitely see Iraq as a country that is capable of building bridges," Dmitro Kuleba said at a press conference alongside Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.