Maliki on first visit to Iraqi Kurd region as PM
Sunday, 2 August, 2009 , 08:07
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Aug 2, 2009 (AFP) — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Sunday, his first trip there as premier, for talks with regional leaders on land and oil disputes, an AFP correspondent said.
He was received at Sulaimaniyah airport by a delegation including Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and Kurdish vice president Kosrat Rasoul.
