Zebari meets former Italian foreign minister

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, on Monday discussed during his meeting with former Italian foreign minister the latest political developments, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. “ Zebari reviewed the latest political developments in Iraq during his meeting with former Italian foreign minister and European parliament member, Gianni de Michelis, who is visiting Iraq to take part in the reconciliation forum, held under the auspices of the European Union and supported by the Italian government,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “ Visits made by several Iraqi officials to different countries and visits made by Arab and foreign officials to Iraq indicate that Iraq is open to the Arab, Islamic and international world,” Zebari said. For his part, Michelis hoped that the reconciliation efforts would succeed and Iraq would witness security stability, the statement added. SH (P)/SR 1