Biden holds meeting with Maliki - spokesman

[k98nights]

Biden holds meeting with Maliki - spokesman

1/13/2011 2:16 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: U.S.

Vice President Joe Biden held on Thursday a meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, the official spokesman of the Iraqi government said.

"Biden arrived in Baghdad and met with al-Maliki to congratulate him on forming the new government and to discuss the latest developments in the country," Ali al-Dabbagh told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Biden had arrived in Baghdad Wednesday night after a visit to Pakistan on an unannounced visit to the country for talks with the country's leaders.

The U.S.

embassy in Baghdad had announced this morning the arrival of Biden, who is scheduled to meet also with President Jalal Talabani, Parliament's speaker Osama al-Nujiefi, Head of the al-Iraqiya List Iyad Allawi and senior political figures in Iraq.

SH (P)/SR

http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=140539&l=1

[Soldiering4U]

man Joe has been more busy than his boss when it comes to things to do with relations abroad... heck we can't even get O to talk about what happened in AZ except for mentioning it when he happens to be on TV for some other reason the white house has been kinda mute except for Joe and Hillarious doing stuff in other countries