During his visit to Iraq in late August 2021, President Macron announced the upcoming opening of a French Consulate General that would serve Mosul and its region. In agreement with the Iraqi authorities, a significant step has just been taken with the establishment of a legal framework providing for the opening of that new Consulate. Beginning in June 2022, the Consulate's staff, which will initially be based in Baghdad, will make regular trips to Mosul before moving there permanently in (…)
