Diplomatic Relations With Iraq: Austria's Embassy in Baghdad to be Reopened

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: August 11, 2022; 15:40 ♦ (Vindobona)

On 1 September, Austria's embassy in Baghdad will reopen after being vacant since 1991. Western diplomats had left the city at that time, including the Austrian ambassador.

Austria is reportedly to open an embassy in Baghdad again after more than 30 years. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Robert Smith, Public domain

Austria's representation in Baghdad has not been occupied since 1991. At that time, Western dipolmats, including the then Austrian ambassador, had left the city. Now the embassy is to be reopened on 1 September.

According to the "Kurier", which refers to…