(dpa) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the state visit of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iraq will expand horizons of the bilateral relations between Iraq and Iran, media reports said.
"This state visit is a big step," Mottaki was quoted as saying the Iraqi al-Sabah newspaper in previewing the visit starting Sunday.
He charged there were allegations and false reports as the Ahmadinejad's visit in Baghdad drew closer.
"This event will be misinterpreted by all of those who do not desire any developments in relations between Iraq and the Islamic republic," Mottaki said.