Iraqi foreign minister expected to attend Algerian summit

African official sources said that Algeria directed an invitation to Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf to attend the meetings of the African foreign ministers tomorrow.

The African sources stated that this initiative gives Iraq the chance to talk to Africa, to present its point of view and to explain its case through side meetings with the African foreign ministers.

The sources said, "This invitation is considered a step on the Arab reconciliation path urged on by the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah, who visited Algeria in last May."