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BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi
arrived, on Thursday, to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on an official visit.
Al-Arabi will meet Iraqi President Jalal talabani, Prime Minister Nouri
Al-Maliki and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.
The Arab League chief will discuss, during his visit, the readiness of the
Iraqi government to host the upcoming Arab League Summit on March 2012.
He will also shed light on the latest developments in the Arab region,
especially the situation in Syria.
Earlier, Iraqi Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry Lubaid Abawi
stressed to KUNA his government's stance on the Syrian scene and that "Iraq
will reiterate, during the summit, its position on Syria to serve the best
interest of the country." (end)
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