BAGHDAD, Dec 26 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi elections' commission on Saturday singled out 15 countries for Iraqis abroad to vote in for the upcoming elections.
Urging Iraqis abroad to positively interact with its bureaus stationed in these countries, commission member Sardar Abdulkarim said that the countries are Syria, Jordan, the UK, Sweden, Germany, the UAE, Australia, Lebanon, Iran, the United States, Denmark, Canada, Egypt, the Netherlands and Turkey.
The Irbil-based commission will work on providing Iraqis abroad with needed information, in order for them to effectively participate in the process, he pointed out.
Parliamentary election is planned in Iraq on March 7, 2010. (end) ahh.hb KUNA 261838 Dec 09NNNN