VP, Hariri mull bilateral relations

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Vice President, Adel Abdulmahdi, discussed on Thursday with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri ways of fostering bilateral relations, according to a presidential statement. “During a phone call, the two officials also tackled issues of common concern,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The Iraqi official called for fostering joint work with Lebanon for the good of the two people,” it added. For his part, al-Hariri expressed hope that security and stability would prevail in Iraq. SH (P) /SR 1