Talabani asserts preparations for Arab summit

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani received on Monday ambassadors of the European Union countries to Iraq, to whom he underlined the finalization of all preparations for holding the coming Arab summit in Baghdad, according to a presidential statement. “The meeting tackled the latest local and regional developments,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The coming Arab summit is scheduled to be held in the Iraqi capital on May 11. The president reviewed with the EU diplomats Iraq‘s stance regarding the Iranian opposition Mujahideen Khalq and its presence in the country. At least one person was killed and 18 others were wounded on Friday morning in clashes between Iraqi forces and Mujahideen Khalq elements in Diala, according to an army source. The Iranian opposition organization of Mujahideen-e-Khalq has been based in Camp Ashraf in Diala province, 57 km northeast of Baghdad, since 1980s during the eight-year-long Iran-Iraq war.  SH (TP) 164