Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Deputy PM flies to Iran
Regional politics
On Tuesday Barham Saleh,Iraq's deputy prime minister left for Iran for a four-day vist. He headed a delegation that included the minister of state for foreign affairs, and the ministers of trade, planning and finance. His office said the trip was organised to prepare a visit by Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. There was no information on when al-Maliki might be travelling to Iran.
