Iraqi official set to tell Turkey about US withdrawal plan

Iraqi Premier Nouri Al-Maliki will send a representative to tell Turkish officials about a new agreement with the US proposing a timetable for the withdrawal of its soldiers from Iraq. Iraqi National Dialogue Minister Akrem Al-Hakim is expected to arrive in Ankara tomorrow and meet with Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Under the plan, control of Iraq's airspace will be fully transferred to the Iraqi central administration in Baghdad by the beginning of next year.