AMMAN - Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran has congratulated his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim Jaafari, on the formation of a new government and invited him to visit, state-run Petra news agency said on Saturday. Badran phoned Jaafari on Friday amd "wished him success in serving the Iraqi people" and "praised the efforts made to build and strengthen political institutions" in Iraq, the agency said.
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He also invited Jaafari to visit Jordan, the agency said, adding that the Iraqi prime minister accepted the invitation. Badran said earlier this month he wanted to improve relations with Iraq following a crisis between the two neighbours over the alleged involvement of a Jordanian in Iraq's bloody insurgency. |