President Rashid receives his Lebanese counterpart at Baghdad Palace
Baghdad-INA
President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid received Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today, Sunday, at the Baghdad Palace.
The presidency stated in a brief statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid received Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Baghdad Palace."
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