The discussions took place in a meeting in Baghdad during Simaei’s visit to Iraq. The institution plays a key role in strategic research, humanities studies, and the organization of scientific and cultural events. Al-Aboudi welcomed the Iranian minister and underscored Bayt al-Hikma’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with Iranian universities and research institutions. Simaei, for his part, thanked Iraqi officials for their warm hospitality and described Bayt al-Hikma’s role in promoting scientific and cultural ties between Iran and Iraq as valuable. The two sides concluded the meeting by reaffirming their commitment to maintaining close contacts, broadening cooperation among universities, research centers and think tanks, and planning joint scientific and cultural initiatives to address the region’s intellectual, cultural and scientific challenges.