Italian PM arrives in Baghdad

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday.

Informed source stated to Iraqi News “Renzi will meet a number of officials in Baghdad and Erbil to discuss the joint issues between the two countries.”

Earlier, the spokesman of the Italian PM said that the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will travel to Iraq on Wednesday, visiting the capital Baghdad and the Kurdish city of Erbil before flying back to Rome the same day.

Renzi is cutting short his summer holiday for the visit, which takes place as Italy’s parliamentary committees meet to discuss the government’s proposal to supply arms to Kurdish forces fighting ISIL terrorists. /End/