Weekly roundup: Security file dominates diplomatic meetings

• Somali PM visits Baghdad

• US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East travels to Iraq

• Minister of Interior visits Kuwait

• Minister of Interior meets Iranian counterpart at border crossing

• Foreign Minister attends NATO Summit in Washington

• National Security Advisor travels to Erbil

• Kirkuk provincial council holds first session

• IHEC announces total number of eligible Kurdish voters

• Iraqi Airways announce flights to Beijing and Moscow

• Karbala announces days off in lead up to Ashura