President of University of Baghdad, Prof. Alaa Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasool received the director of the East Department at the German Antiquities Institute, Dr. Dr. Margaret Van S. to discuss matters related to the Iraqi-German Center for Antiquities and Assyrians inaugurated last year at the department of archaeology at the college of arts. The two sides addressed the details in this regard such as the centers’ structure and administration, including the Iraqi and German professors working there and stating that this pioneer academic research center would be a promising breakthrough for scientific cooperation between Iraq and Germany in the fields of antiquities and historical excavation. It is worth mentioning that this meeting was attended by the dean of the faculty of arts, Prof. Dr. Salah Al-Jabiri, director of the Mission and Cultural Relations Department at University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Iyad Kazim, as well as the representative of the department of archaeology at the college.