Maliki invites Bangladeshi premier to visit Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki invited his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to visit Iraq, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. “Iraqi Ambassador to Bangladesh Shaker Qassem Mahdi met with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to discuss the invitation sent by al-Maliki to Sheikh Hasina Waged to visit Iraq,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The meeting tackled several subjects and issues of common interest,” it added. “The Bangladeshi minister expressed desire to visit Iraq to boost bilateral relations,” the statement said. SH (TP)/SR 763