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| Jordan's king in Iraq on landmark visit by Arab leader |
| 2008-08-12 |
| Jordan's King Abdullah II held talks with Iraqi leaders on Monday on the first visit to Iraq by an Arab head of state since the 2003 US-led invasion, calling for an end to sectarian differences. The monarch went immediately on arrival in the Iraqi capital into talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki before meeting Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi, officials said. Discussions focused on means "to improve bilateral relations in all fields" and were "frank and positive," a foreign ministry statement said. Maliki's hailed the ties between the neighbours. "This visit will open a new page in relations between the two countries which will help to maintain the stability and security in Iraq and all the region," he said. Highlighting his government's progress with eradicating "terrorists and outlaws," Maliki vowed to press ahead with the necessary rebuilding of his war-ravaged country. For his part King Abdullah said he "renewed his support to the Iraqi government and his support for the efforts to spread security, stability and reconstruction ... All Arab countries should support Iraq." "Uniting Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish political powers is the only way to build a unified and sovereign Iraq that would be capable of serving its people and the Arab nation," King Abdullah told Abdel Mahdi. "Iraqi and Jordanian officials should exchange visits after this trip to discuss mechanisms for boosting bilateral relations in various fields and serve the interests of Jordan and Iraq," he added, in a statement released in Amman. Discussions also included trade and ways to encourage the economic ties and Iraq's oil supplies to Jordan. King Abdullah and his delegation, including Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, had been expected to travel to post-Saddam Hussein Iraq last month but the trip was delayed for what diplomatic sources in Amman had said were security concerns. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 It always comes own to your paranoid delusions and fixations about Islamofascism, doesnt it McZoinker? Look Out McZoid - there's one of the sneaking aroudn your lawn! BOO! |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-12 04:25 |
| #1 Very good. Of course, Maliki's first invite was his fellow Shiite, Ahmaninejad. Hashemite Sunnis can take a hint. Jordan has trained much of the Iraqi police service. They deserve credit for that. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2008-08-12 02:23 |