"Your summit is taking place at a time when the situation in the Middle East has been aggravated by a lot of complicated problems and dramatic events," reads the message.
"We believe your decisions will have a serious positive effect on further developments in the region," said the Russian president.
Mr. Putin reaffirmed Russia's strong belief that the United Nations should have a central role in Iraqi settlement.
"The UN must emerge as the Iraqis' main partner in rebuilding the country after the occupation," the president said in the message.
The welcoming message also says that Russia, as well as the Arab countries, hopes that Iraq will emerge as a sovereign, democratic and prosperous state, which will live in peace with its neighbors, reports the Kremlin press office. Russia advocates the preservation of Iraq's territorial integrity, the observance of its ethnic and religious groups' rights and freedoms.
Mr. Putin believes it necessary that the global community should agree on their efforts to implement the roadmap settlement plan in the Middle East.
"Russia is concerned about the fact that the roadmap, which was approved by both parties to the conflict and has the international backing, has not been implemented for a long period of time now," said Vladimir Putin.
The Russian leader therefore believes that coordinated efforts need to be taken to amend the situation and ensure the implementation of the roadmap, which is an inalternative settlement plan.
