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• On March 25, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi met with Major General Balasem Muhammad Hasan (DG Diplomatic Police).

  March 25, 2025

• On March 17, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi attended a memorial event at the Peace Palace in Baghdad to commemorate the anniversary of the 1988 Halabja genocide

  March 17, 2025

• On March 16, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq.

  March 16, 2025

• On 08 March, the Embassy of India, Baghdad organized a fitness & enlightenment session of yoga for the Iraqi women on the occasion of International women’s Day.

  March 08, 2025

• On February 19, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Dr. Basem Hattab Al-Tu'ma, Dean of Foreign Service Institute, MoFA

  February 19, 2024

• On 19 February, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Delan Ghafoor Salih (MP), Head of Foreign Relations Parliamentary Committee.

  February 19, 2025

• Announcement of 50 ICCR Scholarships slots to Iraq under the Atal Bihari Vajypayee General Scholarship Scheme (A1201) (formerly known as General Scholarship Scheme) for the academic year 2025-26.

  February 18, 2025

• On February 10, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi, accompanied by Consul General, Erbil Madan Gopal, visited the Halabja Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan to hand over the consignment of medicines, gifted by the Government of India as part of ‘India for Humanity’ initiative.

  February 10, 2025

• Consulate General of India, Erbil hosted a reception on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day of India at Radisson Hotel, Erbil. Ambassador Soumen Bagchi & the chief guest H.E. Safeen Dizayee, Head of Department of Foreign Relations, Kurdistan Regional Government, delivered keynote remarks. Closing remarks was made by Consul General Madan Gopal. H.E. Fawzi Hariri, President of Diwan, H.E. Omed Xoshnaw, Governor of Erbil, Mr. Noori Othman, Chief of Staff to the President & Mr. Shaban Chali, Head of the Office of PM of the Kurdistan Region also graced the occasion.

  January 30, 2025

• On January 28, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of Kurdistan.

  January 28, 2024

• On the occasion of the 76th Republic Day, the Baghdad Mall’s Digital Tower, a popular building in the heart of the city, was illuminated in tricolour.

  January 28, 2025

• On January 27, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Safeen Dizayee, Head of Department of Foreign Relations, Kurdistan Regional Government.

  January 27, 2025

• On the occasion of the 76th Republic Day, after the singing of the National Anthem, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi read out excerpts from the Hon’ble President of India’s Address to the Nation at the Embassy of India, Baghdad.

  January 26, 2025

• The Embassy of India, Baghdad, proudly organized a flag-hoisting ceremony on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day of India, celebrating India’s constitutional values and achievements.

  January 26, 2025

• On the occasion of 76th Republic Day, Embassy of India, Baghdad organized Yoga Convocation Ceremony for successful participants of Yoga courses.

  January 26, 2025

• An award ceremony was held at the Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, where the prestigious ‘Bharat Mitra Samman-Distinguished Alumni 2023’ of ICCR was conferred upon Dr. Muhanad Hatim Hashim Alrakabi by Ambassador Soumen Bagchi.

  January 22, 2025

• On January 22, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Mr. Mohammed Hussein Mohammed Bahr Al-Uloom, Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations, MoFA.

  January 22, 2025

• On January 20, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on Dr. Hisham Al Alawi, Undersecretary for Political Planning Affairs, MoFA.

  January 20, 2025

• Press Release regarding celebration of 76th Republic Day of India.

  January 20, 2025

• On January 16, Ambassador Soumen Bagchi called on H.E. Mr. Alkhader Ahmed Marmash, Ambassador of Yemen to Iraq.

  January 20, 2025