Russia Denies It Makes Commercial Flight to Iraq

Russia on Saturday denied that it will make regular commercial flights to the sanctions-stricken Iraq as reported.

At a press conference held on Saturday afternoon, Aram Shegunts, head of the visiting Russian delegation, said that Russia will make a humanitarian but non-commercial flight to Iraq every Friday.

The Russian delegation arrived here Friday by air to resume regular flights between Moscow and Baghdad.



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