On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the government is not interested in the invitation to Syria to participate in the summit of neighboring countries, indicating that the official invitations are sent by an official letter and in the name of the Iraqi Prime Minister.

A statement by the ministry, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "some media outlets circulated that the Iraqi government had submitted an invitation to the Syrian government to participate in the summit meeting of neighboring countries to be held at the end of this month in Baghdad."

The statement added, "the Iraqi government confirms that it is not concerned with this invitation, and that official invitations are sent by an official letter and in the name of the State of the Iraqi Prime Minister," noting that "no other party has the right to submit the invitation on behalf of the Iraqi government."