Iraq, Russia for boosting bilateral relations

An Iraqi diplomatic source said on Wednesday that the Iraqi vice- President Taha Yassin Ramadan will visit Moscow on April 18 on top of an Iraqi delegation to hold talks aiming at developing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

In a press statement, this source added that Ramadan's visit to Russia will be an opportunity for exchanging view points and discussing political ideas pertaining to ending the sanctions imposed on Iraq.

Ramadan's forthcoming visit to Moscow comes one month after the visit held by the speaker of the Russian parliament Genadi Selezneve to Iraq.