National reconciliation conference launched in Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A national reconciliation conference on Monday was held at the Baghdad-based Conferences Palace with the participation of the minister of state for national reconciliation affairs and several parliamentarians. “The conference was held this morning under the auspices of the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue (IISD) and an Italian institute,” an MP from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), Abbas al-Bayati, told IraqiNews.com news agency. The conference is the fifth of its kind following meetings in Beirut, Amman, Istanbul, and Washington. SS (P)/SR 1