Turkish president leaves Baghdad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Turkish President Abdullah Gul left Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon, concluding his historic visit to Iraq, during which he held meetings with President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and a number of Iraqi officials, according to a statement released from deputy prime minister’s office. “Deputy Prime Minister Rafeaa al-Eissawi saw the Turkish president off at the Baghdad airport on Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 24),” said the source received by IraqiNews.com news agency. On Monday (March 23), Gul arrived on an official visit to the capital Baghdad, the first by a Turkish head of state to neighboring Iraq in 33 years. The last was by Fahri Koruturk in 1976. SH (P)/SR 1