The UN chief, who arrived in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Monday, is scheduled to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, President Fuad Masum, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Juburi.
Bans arrival was announced by the UN mission in Iraq via a message posted on Twitter, but the message did not release any details of the agenda of the negotiations.
The UN chiefs trip to Iraq comes as Iraqi forces, backed by Shia and Sunni volunteers, are engaged in a massive operation to liberate the strategic city of Tikrit from Takfiri ISIL terrorists.
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands inside a damaged house in the southern entrance of the city of Tikrit during a military operation to retake the northern Iraqi city from ISIL, March 29, 2015. ( AFP) Tikrit, which is the birthplace of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, was seized by ISIL in June last year. The citys recapture is crucial for the Iraqi army in its quest to take control of the countrys second-largest city, Mosul, situated some 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of Baghdad.
ISIL started its campaign of terror in Iraq in early June 2014. The heavily-armed militants took control of Mosul before sweeping through parts of the countrys Sunni Arab heartland.
Iraqi soldiers, police units, Kurdish forces, Shia volunteers and Sunni tribesmen have succeeded in driving the ISIL terrorists out of some areas in Iraq.
By Press TV
