On October 29, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Xiang Bo met with Abbas Kadhim Al-Anbouri, Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister for Administrative and Technical Affairs.

Ambassador Xiang said that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had made systematic arrangements for consistently advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance, providing a strong guarantee for comprehensively advancing Chinese modernization. He noted that the China-Iraq strategic partnership was developing steadily and healthily, and that fruitful results had been achieved in Belt and Road cooperation between the two countries. China stands ready to further strengthen exchanges with Iraq on Party building and state governance, expand exchanges and cooperation across various fields, and continuously elevate bilateral relations to new heights.

Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Anbouri said that Iraq attaches great importance to developing relations with China and admires the achievements made by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. He expressed Iraq's willingness to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China across various fields.