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Belgian FM on surprise visit to Iraq

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05/27/2009 07:16 GMT – IRAQ-BELGIUM-DIPLOMACY – World News (EAA) – AFP

BAGHDAD, May 27, 2009 (AFP) – Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht arrived on a surprise visit to Iraq on Wednesday, state television Al-Iraqiya announced.

No details were given on his visit. Belgium does not have an ambassador in Baghdad but a charge d’affaires operates from Amman.

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