Government readies Arab Summit invites

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday met with ministers who will head for Arab countries to present official invitations to attend the coming Arab Summit in Baghdad. “Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zebari, Planning Minister Ali Youssef al-Shukri, Culture Minister Saadon al-Dalemi, Industry Minister Ahmad Nasser Dali, State Minister of parliament’s affairs Safaa al-Din Safi will start their tour as of tomorrow visits to a number of Arab countries to hand out officials invitations to Arab presidents and kings,” said a ministerial statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The Arab summit, slated for late March, will be taking place in Baghdad. SH (TP)/SR 959