Shaswar Abdulwahid, the leader of the New Generation Movement, announced:

In my office in Baghdad, I welcomed ambassadors and diplomatic envoys from more than 30 countries where we commemorated Newroz. It included ambassadors and envoys from countries such as the United States, Russia, Britain, the European Union, the United Nations, Iran, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, South Korea, and many other countries."