Spain and Iraq strengthened economic ties as Mohammed Shia al-Sudani became the first Iraqi prime minister to visit the European country. They signed memorandums of understanding on financial cooperation and justice, and trade organizations penned agreements on industrial and business cooperation. Spain has a yawning trade deficit with Iraq, with Spanish exports totaling 206 million euros and Iraqi imports totaling 1.66 billion euros. The leaders also discussed the war in Gaza and the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon.