Sadrist MP calls for parliamentary delegation to Syria

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A legislator from the Sadrist bloc, or Iraqis loyal to Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, urged the parliament speakership board on Sunday to form a delegation from the security & defense and foreign relations committees to visit Damascus . “I call on the Iraqi Parliament to set up a delegation for Syria to clear the air between the two sides and get to know about the final position from the Syrians regarding extradition of wanted persons,” Zaynab al-Kenani told Iraqi News. The Iraqi government had recalled its ambassador to Syria and called on the Syrian government to hand over leading members of the former Baath Party on charges of involvement in the bombing attacks that rocked Baghdad on Aug. 19 and targeted the foreign and finance ministries. The Syrian government replied by recalling its ambassador to Iraq , criticizing the accusations that the masterminds of attacks in Iraq are starting their schemes from Syria . Kenani urged the Syrians to “cooperate with the Iraqi government on the issue of activating international agreements the two countries had signed regarding good neighborliness and joint border security.” On Aug. 19,  a series of bombing attacks targeted the buildings of the Iraqi ministries of finance and foreign affairs as well as other areas. According to official sources, the blasts left 82 people killed and 1203 others wounded. AmR (S)/SR 1