Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora arrives in Baghdad

Lebanon's prime minister, Fuad Saniora, has arrived in Iraq. An Iraqi official said that Saniora will discuss bilateral relations with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other officials, with a focus on trade. The official said that Saniora will also visit the southern city of Najaf for a meeting with Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to release the visit's schedule. Saniora is accompanied by Lebanon's ministers of foreign affairs, finance, information and the state minister for administrative development.