Rafsanjani arrives in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, arrived on Monday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on a five-day official visit, according to a source from the Iranian embassy. “The visit comes in response to an invitation from Iraqi President Jalal al-Talabani,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Rafsanjani will meet a number of Iraqi officials, including the president, the prime minister and others,” the source explained. “The Iranian official will visit Najaf and Karbala and will meet with religious clerics,” he added. SS (P) 1