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Blinken meets Iraq PM in unannounced stop on Syria crisis tour: AFP

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2024-12-13 | 08:52

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Blinken meets Iraq PM in unannounced stop on Syria crisis tour: AFP

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Iraq's prime minister on Friday in an unannounced visit as he seeks to coordinate a regional approach to Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad.

The top U.S. diplomat flew to Baghdad from the Turkish capital Ankara and headed into talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, an AFP journalist traveling with Blinken said.

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