Baghdad - INA
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received today, Friday, Pope Francis at Baghdad International Airport.
A statement by the Prime Minister's Media Office received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said, "Al-Kadhimi received the Pope, who arrived in a plane to the capital Baghdad on the first visit of the Pope of vatican to Iraq."
The Pope’s visit includes a meeting with the President of the Republic and a visit to Najaf to meet with Al-Sistani and a visit to the city of Ur in Dhi Qar.
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