Iraqi president''s health described as excellent
9/29/2009 10:21:00 PM
BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi Presidency affirmed on Tuesday that the health of President Jalal Al-Talabani was "excellent" and that doctors advised against conducting a surgery in his keen.
The Presidency said in a statement that the president, currently in the United States, underwent medical checkups at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, noting that the checkups showed that his health condition was "excellent." Citing a medical source, it said that doctors advised against conducting a surgery in his left knee for such a procedure was not necessary Al-Talabani had to be treated in the past of infection in his left knee.
The official statement added that he would return home soon to resume his official services.
Al-Talabani, 75, underwent treatment at Mayo Clinic in August last year.
In February 2007, he was flown to a hospital in Jordan suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. Al-Talabani also heads the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the two main political parties in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. He spent many years fighting for Kurdish rights.
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