Pool Report on Biden Iraq Trip

Vice President Biden was greeted at Baghdad International Airport by:
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari
Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abbawi
General Ray Odierno
Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby.

Here is a rough look at his schedule for tomorrow

Tomorrow morning the vice president will meet and have coffee with General Odierno and Ambassador Hill;  he will then have a private briefing/ Following that he will greet some embassy staff -- that is closed press.

He will then meet with the United Nations assistance mission to I raq . (UNAMI) Some NGO representatives from in country will be there; there will be a pool spray.
He will then will meet with the two vice presidents, Tariq al-Hashimi and Adil Mehdi, Shiite presidents, and will then proceed to a meeting with the speaker, Dr. Ayad al Samaraie.
Then he will meet with prime minister al Maliki .
We have a lid

Sheryl Gay Stolberg
New York Times

Earlier:

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Joe Biden has just landed in Iraq for a surprise 2 day visit to meet iraqi officials and troops. He will try to reestablish contact with Iraqi leaders and try to help foster efforts at political reconciliation.
Fuller pool report to come.
Sheryl Stolberg
NYT