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Obama to visit Iraq and Afghanistan

Updated on 16 June 2008

Source PA News

Barack Obama is to to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November presidential election.

The presumed Democratic nominee said he spoke with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari about the war and told him he looks forward to seeing him in Baghdad.

Mr Obama has said before he was considering a trip, but his comment to reporters was his first firm declaration that he will be making the trip.

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