VP, British envoy discuss political, economic situation

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdelmahdi met with the British ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Prentice, and discussed recent developments on the Iraqi political and economic scenes. “The two discussed means of boosting mutual relations and bilateral cooperation in the political and economic fields,” according to a presidential statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The British envoy has invited Abdelmahdi to visit the United Kingdom, according to the statement. SS (P) 1