President of University of Baghdad, Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Hussein Abdul Rasul received the Italian Ambassador in Iraq Mr. Marco Carnelos where the two sides discussed the prospects for scientific and cultural cooperation and activation of the memorandums of understanding between Baghdad and Rome. President of University of Baghdad stated in his speech that we call for working hard in order to overcome all the difficulties and obstacles that hinder the process of constructive academic work between the two countries, confirming the readiness for reopen the department of Italian language at the college of languages. The Italian Ambassador in Iraq confirmed that the Italian government is keen to help Iraq by various means, such as facilitating the task of postgraduate students in their study in various Italian universities. He also asserted his quest for supporting the Iraqi infrastructure and antiquities since Rome has specialized technical staff in ground survey and restoring the affected antiquities.