Iraqi president arrives in Jordan for official visit

Iraqi President Barham Salih arrived in Jordan on Thursday for his first official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom since taking office last month.

In a statement, Jordan’s Royal Court said that King Abdullah II had received the visiting Iraqi president, but refrained from providing any additional details.

Salih’s reception in the Jordanian capital was reportedly attended by a host of top Jordanian government officials.

The Iraqi president is being accompanied on his visit by a high-level delegation including several Iraqi government ministers.