PM invited to visit Iraq
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was invited by her Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki to visit his country.
Iraqi Ambassador to Bangladesh Shakir Qasim Mahdi Al-Kaffaf formally handed over the original invitation letter to Foreign Minister Dipu Moni yesterday.
They said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who himself wrote the letter to Hasina, sought Bangladesh's support in the reconstruction and rebuilding the war-ravaged country.
Maliki also hinted recruiting skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled manpower from Bangladesh for carrying out various development works, especially the construction of roads and infrastructure.
However, the chances of Hasina to undertake a visit to Iraq in near future is highly unlikely because of the prevailing law and order situation in Iraq, a highly placed source told The Daily Star.
But the Iraqi envoy said that the situation of Iraq was peaceful than earlier.
Ambassador Shakir informed the foreign minister the Iraqi prime minister in person, is keen to looking for a visit by Bangladeshi prime minister to Iraq at her earliest convenience, preferably in the first half of the year.
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