Iraqi Vice-premier Tariq Aziz To Visit Moscow Next Week

Vice-premier of Iraq Tariq Aziz will pay a visit to Moscow next week, Dr. Mozher Al-Doury, Iraqi ambassador to Russia, informed RIA Novosti Wednesday. According to him, currently the terms and programme of the Iraqi vice-premier's visit to the Russian capital are being specified. The ambassador noted that the talks between Tariq Aziz and the Russian leaders are expected to focus on "issues of bilateral relations development, expansion of trade ties between Moscow and Baghdad, and settlement of the situation around Iraq."