Maliki plans Iran visit soon- paper

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is planning to visit Iran soon to discuss bilateral relations, Tehran Times said on Tuesday. “Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is going to visit Iran in the near future, ISNA reported on Sunday,” the Tehran-based English-language daily newspaper said. “The prime minister will have meetings with a number of Iranian officials and discuss bilateral relations.” “The news agency said the exact time of the visit has not been determined yet,” it noted. Maliki’s last visit to Iran was on July 2008, the newspaper added. SS (P) 1