Committees to be formed to activate Iraqi-Arab diplomacy – Moussa

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said that he agreed with Iraqi officials to form committees to activate the Iraqi-Arab diplomacy. This came during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Rafeaa al-Eissawi, attended by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Higher Education Minister Abd Ziyab al-Ujeili as well as a number of senior Iraqi officials, according to a statement released from al-Eissawi’s media office on Wednesday received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “Moussa declared at the joint press conference after the meeting that the AL is resolved to hold its next conference in Baghdad in 2010 under Iraq’s chairmanship.” The statement added. “We have agreed with Iraqi officials to form a group of political and technical committees to activate the Iraqi-Arab diplomacy and to map ou the Arab strategy ti support development in Iraq,” Moussa said. Moussa arrived in Baghdad on Monday evening (Mar. 16) and was received by Zebari at Baghdad airport. His visit was aimed at strengthening the Arab presence in Iraq. He held meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari, Defence Minister Abdul Qader Mohamed Jassem and Interior Minister Jawad al-Boulani. SH (S) 1