Ankara: Speaker of Parliament Haibat al-Halbousi arrived in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, at the start of an official visit to the Republic of Turkey. His media office had previously announced that al-Halbousi, accompanied by a parliamentary delegation, departed for Ankara on Monday, at the invitation of the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmus.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the visit aims to strengthen parliamentary relations and discuss a number of issues of mutual interest.