Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

AL secretary general arrives in Sulaimaniya

SULAIMANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa arrived in Sulaimaniya Thursday coming from Najaf to meet President Jalal Talabani, according to a media source. “ Moussa arrived at the Sulaimaniya international airport on Thursday (Mar. 19) and was received by Deputy Prime Minister Burham Saleh and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “ Amr Moussa will meet with President Talabani later today,” he added. Moussa had visited Najaf today where he met with top Shiite cleric Sayyid Ali al-Sistani. On Monday (March 16), Moussa arrived in Iraq and met with Deputy Prime Minister Burham Saleh, Defense Minister Abdelqadir Mohammed Jassem, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al-Dulaymi.   SH (P)/SR 1