Talabani leaves for S. Korea

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi President Jalal al-Talabani on Sunday left Baghdad for the South Korean capital on a visit that aims to foster mutual cooperation between the two countries, according to a presidential source. “Talabani led a senior official delegation that included a number of ministers, parliamentarians and company directors,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Negervan al-Barazani, will join the delegation in Seoul, the source explained. SS (P) 1