VP to meet Sarkozy today

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi has arrived in Paris and is expected to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy later today. “Abdulmahdi arrived in the French capital on Monday (April 13) afternoon,” according to a statement released by Abdulmahdi’s office and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The agenda of the visit includes meetings with Sarkozy, French senators and senior officials, the statement noted. The visit aims to boost French-Iraqi relations, and will be followed by another by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the statement noted. SS (P) 1