VP receives invitation to attend conf. in Istanbul

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi was invited by the Turkish and Kazakh leaders to attend a confidence-building conference scheduled to be hosted by the Turkish city of Istanbul this month, according to a press release by Hashimi’s office on Thursday. “Vice President Hashimi received an official invitation from Turkish President Abdullah Gul and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nezarbayev to attend the confidence-building conference in Istanbul on June 8,” read the release as received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “Hashimi will lead Iraq’s delegation to the interaction and confidence-building conference in Asia,” it added. The event is expected to witness Iraq’s accession to the conference, in addition to the vice president’s address on the occasion. AmR (P) 1