After 33 years, what’s behind Switzerland reopening embassy in Iraq?
Switzerland closed its embassy in Baghdad in 1991 amid the Gulf War and is seeking cooperation with Iraq on migration amid an influx into Europe.
![Kurt Reiniger, Swiss diplomat in charge of humanitarian affairs (L), arrives at the Swiss Embassy in Baghdad, on February 2, 2001.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2024-09/GettyImages-1537337403.jpg?h=03c8d48f&itok=KcgpF7iu)
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