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BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Following is a summary of news reports posted until 04:00 p.m. Baghdad local time Friday – Oct. 30: Politics: SULAIMANIYA – The 4th plenum of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) started Thursday evening in the city of Sulaimaniya with the participation of President Jalal Talabani. BASRA – Turkish foreign and trade ministers arrived on Friday in Basra to open the Turkish consulate, official spokesman?for Basra governor said. ARBIL – Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, and his accompanying delegation will arrive in Arbil Friday to meet Kurdish officials, official of the foreign relations of the Kurdish government. Security: NINEWA – Three people, including a policeman, were wounded on Friday in a sticky bomb explosion in north of Talafar, a medical source said. NINEWA – A bullet-riddled body was found on Friday in west of Mosul city, said a police source. Economy: BASRA – A delegation from the Basra provincial council left for Iran on Friday to take part in the Tehran international for electricity projects, an official source said. BAGHDAD – The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went down this week to reach $599.694 million compared to last week’s $699.178 million. SH (P) 1