Iranian Defense Minister visits Iraq

By John Lee.

Iran’s Defense Minister, Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan [Dehghan], arrived in Baghdad on Monday for talks with senior officials.

The Minister and his delegation were welcomed by the Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces, General Babak Zebari.

Dehqan is scheduled to meet with the Iraqi Minister of Defense, Khalid al-Obeidi; Iraqi President, Fuad Masum; Prime Minister, Haider Al-Abadi; Interior Minister, Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban; Foreign Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari; , head of the Parliament's National Security and Defense Committee, Hakem al-Zameli; and other political figures.

(Source: PressTV)