Talabani to visit Damascus next Saturday – paper

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will pay a visit to Damascus next Saturday, a Syrian newspaper said on Saturday. “Talabani will visit Syrian on Feb. 12, 13, leading a high-profile delegation,” al-Watan newspaper said quoting Arab diplomatic sources in Damascus. “The visit comes in response to an invitation from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,” the sources added. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Utri had visited Baghdad on Jan. 15 to boost bilateral relations in various domains, mainly in the economic field. SH (TP) 393