Syrian patriarch continues visit to Iraq

Patriarch Mara Agnatiuis Zakka Eiwas of the Orthodox - Assyrian church arrived in Baghdad today after he spent four days in the Iraqi city of al-Mawsel.

The patriarch will spend one week in the Iraqi capital, after which he will come back to al-Mawsel to inspect the Orthodox - Assyrian community in the province's towns and villages.

The Iraqi-born patriarch arrived at al-Mawsel, his birthplace, on Saturday coming from Syria, where the patriarchy's headquarters is located.