Sharjah24 – AFP: French President Emmanuel Macron is among leaders set to attend a regional summit Saturday in Iraq, with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and a deadly attack in Kabul overshadowing the meeting.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II are due at the Baghdad summit, while the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia will also be present.
Iraq seeks to play a "unifying role" to tackle crises shaking the region, sources close to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi have said.
Macron aims to highlight France's role in the region and its determination to press the fight against terrorism, his office said.
The French president considers Iraq "essential" to stability in the Middle East, it added.
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