Iraq's foreign minister is visiting Khartoum today

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf will arrive today in Khartoum for a visit during which he will convey a communique from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to president Omar El-Bashir.

Al-Sahaf will also hold talks with his Sudanese counterpart, Mustafa Othman Ismael. The Iraqi minister of trade arrived in Khartoum yesterday for a four-day visit to Sudan, during with his Sudanese counterpart Othman Ibrahim.