A handout picture released by Iraq's Prime Minister's Media Office shows PM Mohamed Shia al-Sudani boarding an aircraft as he departs from the capital Baghdad on December 20, 2022 to join the "Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership" in Jordan. Jordan on December 20 hosts a Middle East summit bringing together regional and international players in a bid to defuse tensions, particularly in neighbouring Iraq. The "Baghdad II" meeting, which will also include France and the European Union, follows an August 2021 summit in Iraq's capital organised at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron. It takes place as several countries in the region are mired in unrest. (Photo by IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === - === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === /