On January 13, 2026, Ambassador to Iraq Cui Wei paid a visit to the newly appointed Speaker of the National Assembly, Haibat, conveying Chairman Zhao Leji's congratulations on his election and expressing China's willingness to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Iraqi National Assembly to promote new development of the China Iran strategic partnership. Hai highly values the development of relations with China and is willing to strengthen exchanges between the legislative bodies of the two countries and learn from China's experience in governing the country.Editor/Yang Meiling