VP meets Iranian officials in Tehran

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi had two separate meetings in Tehran with Speaker of the Iranian Majlis (parliament) Ali Larijani and Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki. “During the meetings that took place on Wednesday, Abdulmahdi discussed with the Iranian officials the two countries’ bilateral relations and means to develop them in all fields,” said an Iraqi presidential release on Thursday received by IraqiNews.com news agency. It said that the two meetings also discussed a host of regional and international issues of the common interest. MH (P)/AmR 2