In 1903, Sweden began diplomatic relations with the then Ottoman Empire and a Swedish consulate was established.

King Ghazi of Iraq met at his country house Kasr-el-Zuhoor, from where he accompanied his guests to Bilatt Castle, where they were invited to take up residence.

On 25 November the return trip to Baghdad began over the snowy passes along the Kum-Sultanabad-Kermanshah road.

After a week-long unofficial stay in Baghdad with visits to modern factories and excursions to Ur and Babylon, the Crown Prince and Princess Ingrid left for Damascus on 5 December.

The Swedish import from Iraq has increased from low levels of earlier years and was about SEK 9 million in 2008.