Abadi Meets With Iranian President

BAGHDAD / NINA / Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi discussed with Iranian President Hassan Rohani bilateral relations and the prospects of its development. Press sources said that "al-Abadi met today with Rohani in Tehran and discussed with him the latest developments on the Iraqi and region arenas. It is mentioned that Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi discussed with First Vice President of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri, bilateral relations, particularly political and economic ones, and the prospects of its development. IRNA news agency / IRNA / cited : The First Vice President of Iran, Eshaq Jahangiri held a morning ceremony reception at the Palace of Saad Abad to Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, who arrived yesterday evening to Tehran at the head of high delegation of political and economic on his first visit since taking this position. Abadi is accompanied by Oil Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Electricity Minister, Qassim Fahdawi, Trade Minister Mals Mohammed Abdul Karim, Water Resources Minister, Mohsen al-Shammari and an the Iraqi parliament member. Abadi had arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on an official visit, which is his first since assuming the presidency of the government. Abadi was greeted, at the Mehrabad airport in Tehran, by Assistant Foreign Minister of Iran for Arab and African Affairs Hussein Abdel Allahaan and a number of Iranian officials. / End