Palestinian PM concludes his meeting with Maliki, heads to meet Talabani

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam al-Fayadh, concluded his meeting with the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Monday.

Informed source stated to IraqiNews.com “Fayadh and the accompanied delegation concluded the meeting with Maliki where the two sides discussed bilateral relations, the Palestinian detainees’ issue and the activities of the Conference of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees in the Israeli detentions.”

“Fayadh headed to meet the President, Jalal Talabani, after Maliki,” the source added, noting that “The delegation involved the Palestinian Minister of the captives and detainees’ affairs in addition to the Palestinian Ambassador to Baghdad.”

Fayadh, met the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Monday.

Informed source stated to IraqiNews.com “Fayadh, who headed a formal delegation to participate in the Conference of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees, met Maliki at his arrival in Baghdad.”

It is worth mentioning that the Palestinian Ambassador to Baghdad stated to IraqiNews.com “Fayadh will arrive in Baghdad heading a Governmental delegation to participate in the Conference of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees.”

“Fayadh will hold several meetings with the Iraqi officials to discuss bilateral relations,” he added.

Earlier, the Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, Labid Abbawi, discussed with a number of local, Arab and foreign satellite channels, the ongoing preparations for holding the Conference of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees that will be held in Baghdad on 11 and 12 of December.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry received by IraqiNews.com cited “Abbawi gave a brief on the preparations and preparatory meetings for the conference in addition to the efforts made by the cadres of the Ministry, representatives of the Presidency, the Office of the Prime Minister , the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and a number of other governmental institutions, involved in coordination with the Arab League to hold this international conference in solidarity with our brothers Arab and Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the Israeli jails, as an implementation of the Arab Summit decision in this regard with the fact that Iraq Chairs the Arab Summit in its current session.”

“Abbawi stressed that Iraq puts all its potentials for the success of this conference, particularly as it comes after the recent Israeli aggression on Gaza and the resounding success of the Palestinian diplomacy in obtaining a Non-Member Observer State at the United Nations for the State of Palestine,” the statement concluded.