Publish Date: 7 March 2020 - 23:30

Tehran, March 7, IRNA -- Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani on Saturday left Tehran for Baghdad at the head of a high-ranking politico-security delegation.

He is scheduled to hold talks with senior Iraqi officials including President Barham Salih, head of the government advancing affairs, Adel Abdel-Mahdi and Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi during his visit to Iraq.

Shamkhani is also slated to meet with leaders of political currents during his stay in the neighboring Arab state.

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