[1] On 5 November 2012, the Romanian consulate in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region, was opened.

The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlățean visited the city to inaugurate it.

Both discussed various points of political and economic cooperation, and agreed to intensify the dialogues between the two countries.

Meleșcanu also highlighted Romania's interest in participating in the reconstruction of Iraq after the civil war.

[3] On 7 January 2020, due to the tensions between Iran and the United States, Romania removed its 14 training troops in Iraq.