New Iraqi parliament to convene June 14: presidency official

AFP: Iraq’s new parliament will convene on June 14 for the first time since March 7 elections that have yet to produce a new government, a presidency official said on Tuesday.

BAGHDAD, June 8, 2010 (AFP) – Iraq’s new parliament will convene on June 14 for the first time since March 7 elections that have yet to produce a new government, a presidency official said on Tuesday.

“The president (Jalal Talabani) decided that the parliament will meet on Monday, June 14,” Nasir al-Ani, the head of the Iraqi presidency’s office, told AFP