Monday, September 04, 2006
Al-Maliki denies visit to Iran
Politics
Following an announcement that the Iraqi PM will be visiting Iran next week by Iranian TV, the Iraqi prime minister's office has issued a statment denying the visit. This would have been the second visit by an Iraqi prime Minister since the fall of Saddam Hussein to Iran. al-Maliki's predecessor Ibrahim al-Jaafari visted Iran in July 2005. The Shia Prime Minister lived in Iran during the 1980's to escape persecution of his Dawa party by Saddam Hussein. Iran has become a close ally of the Shia led Iraqi government.
Following an announcement that the Iraqi PM will be visiting Iran next week by Iranian TV, the Iraqi prime minister's office has issued a statment denying the visit. This would have been the second visit by an Iraqi prime Minister since the fall of Saddam Hussein to Iran. al-Maliki's predecessor Ibrahim al-Jaafari visted Iran in July 2005. The Shia Prime Minister lived in Iran during the 1980's to escape persecution of his Dawa party by Saddam Hussein. Iran has become a close ally of the Shia led Iraqi government.
