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TEHRAN, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit neighboring Iraq on Sunday for talks on diverse issues of mutual interest, official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

During his one-day visit, Zarif will meet senior Iraqi officials, including his counterpart Fuad Hussein and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, according to the report.

He will discuss bilateral relations as well as regional and international developments with Iraqi officials.

Zarif's visit to Baghdad comes ahead of Al-Kadhimi's upcoming visit to the Iranian capital Tehran. Enditem