A planned visit by Iraq’s Foreign Minister Naji Sabri to Iran was cancelled amidst strong opposition from parliament members, a leading reformist deputy announced Tuesday.
"In this sensitive situation, and as the count-down to the end of Saddam's regime has started, and following protests from deputies, Naji Sabri's visit was cancelled," Nureddin Pirmoazzen said.
He added that around one hundred deputies had signed a letter threatening to move to impeach Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi if he accepted Sabri's visit, in remarks carried by ISNA news agency.
Pirmoazzen said for such a visit to take place, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein must first apologize to Tehran and free prisoners of war held since the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq conflict. (Albawaba.com)
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