A delegation of Iraqi parliamentarians is to travel to Stormont to study power sharing in Northern Ireland.
Sunni and Shia political representatives will meet First Minister Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness tomorrow on the day they launch a programme for government for the Stormont Executive and Finance Minister Peter Robinson unveils his first budget.
The visit follows four days of talks last month in Finland which saw Mr McGuinness, Democratic Unionist MP Jeffrey Donaldson and South African politicians brief Iraqi leaders on their peace and political processes.
The delegation includes Khalid Atiyah, the first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, and the visit is being sponsored by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
The Rev Ian Paisley and Mr McGuinness said today they were looking forward to briefing the Iraqi delegation.
"I welcome this opportunity to meet with this highly influential delegation and offer any assistance that we can to help them in their efforts to secure a peaceful future for their people," First Minister Paisley said.
Mr McGuinness said: "People and governments, from all over the world have shown massive interest in our experiences of conflict resolution.
"Whilst understanding no two sets of circumstances are the same, I believe we can make a contribution to play in helping other countries move forward."
Among the issues the delegation is expected to raise is how devolution might be developed for provinces within Iraq. The discussions are also expected to address issues surrounding local government and conflict resolution.
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