US Vice President Biden on surprise visit to Iraq

April 28, 2016 20:23

US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad today for an unannounced visit to Iraq, whose leadership is bogged down in a protracted political crisis even as its forces battle jihadists, AFP reported.

"The vice president has arrived in Iraq for meetings with (the) Iraqi leadership focused on encouraging Iraqi national unity and continued momentum in the fight against ISIL," a statement from Biden's office said, using an acronym for the Islamic State jihadist group.

"The vice president will also be discussing steps the international community can take to promote Iraq's economic stability and further regional cooperation," the statement said.

It is the highest-ranking visit by a US official to Iraq since Biden went there in 2011.

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