Iraq is expected to hold the first meeting of its newly elected National Assembly on March 16 and hopes to choose a government before then, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday. "The meeting will be on March 16 and we agreed to continue meetings (on a government) and hope to reach an agreement by then," Barham Salih told Reuters. "If we don't reach an agreement then the National Assembly will begin its work and discussions will continue inside the assembly."
