Arab League dispatches a delegation to visit Iraq

News reports in Cairo said that a delegation representing the Arab League will head today to Iraq via Syria in a visit, which is the first of its kind for an Arab delegation, since the occupation of Iraq.

The delegation which is headed by the assistant secretary general of the Arab League Ahmad Bin Hali will hold talks with members of the Iraqi governing council on conditions in Iraq. The delegation will also visit several Iraqi cities.

The delegation asked the American occupation forces to ensure protection for its members during the visit, and the protection to be through Iraqi members during the visit to Baghdad, and for the Iraqi tribes to ensure protection for the delegation in the other areas the delegation will visit.