Leaders of BRICS countries pose for a group photo on the inauguration of the 15th summit of the grouping in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 22, 2023. (Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry/HO/AFP)
The meeting between the delegations of KRG Minister of Finance and Economy and Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in the Kurdistan Region, July 18, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
Trucks loaded with UN humanitarian aid for Syria wait parked at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing from Turkey, on 10 February 2023 (Photo: Ghaith Alsayed/AP).
Iran's FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) shaking hands with Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (C) during a meeting in Beijing, April 6, 2023. (Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry/AFP)
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, at a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, June 12, 2021. (Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP)
President Masoud Barzani (right), during his meeting with Zhu Rui, the Assistant Minister of the International Department of the Communist Central Committee, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with outgoing Chinese Consul General Ni Ruchi in Erbil, Dec. 1, 2022. (Photo: KRG)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi laying the foundation stone for a project to build 1,000 schools in the country, June 18, 2022 (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (center) during his meeting with China's outgoing Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao, (left), Feb. 14, 2022. (Photo: Iraqi PM media office)
Chinese lecturer, Zhiwei Hu, left, teachers and officials of the Chinese Language Department stand in front of Chinese language books intended for students in Salahaddin University in Irbil, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo: AP/Khalid Moham