Damascus denies Miro visit to Baghdad
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 5/22/2001

The press office of the Syrian prime minister Muhammad Mustafa Miro denied the Iraqi news on the visit of the Syrian prime minister Miro to Baghdad which an Iraqi official said it was presumed to be made on Monday ( yesterday), The Syrian prime minister press office announced that there is no schedule visit for Miro.

On Sunday an Iraqi official announced that Miro will start on Monday ( yesterday) a visit to Iraq which is the first for a Syrian official at this level to Baghdad within the 20 past years.

Meantime, the Syrian minister of economy and foreign trade Muhammad al-Imadi on Monday evening started a visit to Iraq to take part in the works of the joint committee of the two countries, according to the press office of the minister. The Syrian official dailies said that a delegation from the ministry and also from the two ministries of health and irrigation are accompanying the minister.

On Saturday, it was announced the opening of the Syrian interests office in Baghdad, one year after opening the branch of the Iraqi interests office in Damascus.

Meantime, diplomatic sources in Damascus did not rule out in press statements that Miro's visit to Baghdad to be made next week in order to take part in an official celebration to be held on the occasion of opening the Syrian interests office in Baghdad. The sources also did not rule out that al-Imadi visit will be in the framework of preparations for Miro's visit to Baghdad which will be in response to the visit made by the Iraqi vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan to Damascus by the beginning of this year.

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