Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has won promises from Iranian leaders to support his efforts to restore security to Iraq. The pledges came as al-Maliki met in Tehran with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, national security chief Ali Larijani, and other top Iranian officials.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in Iran on a three-day visit. It is al-Maliki's second visit to Iran since taking office in May 2006. Al-Maliki arrived in Tehran following a visit to Turkey. He is accompanied on his trip by several high-ranking officials, including Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in Ankara today for talks that are expected to focus on Turkey's concerns about Kurdish militants launching attacks from northern Iraq. As al-Maliki arrived in Ankara, Turkish media noted the death of yet another Turkish soldier in the country’s southeast.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on all countries today to forgive his country's foreign debts on the opening day of a conference on Iraq. In his speech opening a two-day conference on Iraq in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, al-Maliki also pledged to institute reforms that the United States and other governments have repeatedly called for.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has asked for an end to construction work on a wall intended to separate a mainly Sunni Muslim part of Baghdad from nearby Shi'ite areas. Al-Maliki spoke to reporters in Cairo on April 22 after talks with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Musa.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has met with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the start of a Tokyo visit. Later, al-Maliki thanked Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma for Japan's support in rebuilding his country and urged Japanese companies to return and do business there.