Parliamentary delegation to arrange Pope Benedict XVI visit to Iraq

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi parliamentary delegation discussed in Rome, Italy, the expected visit  of Pope Benedict XVI to Iraq.   In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Commission, Sheikh Humam Hammoudi, as was received by IraqiNews.com, the delegation took part in the seminar held at the Italian parliament today (Monday) on the role of the parliament in facing social effects and national economic reform, as well as electronic parliament support in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon.   Arrangements are being finalized for this visit to the historical city of Ur in southern Iraq, as stated by Iraqi ambassador to the Vatican, Habeeb al-Sadr. RM (TP)/SR 753