ERBIL - Iraqi FM Ibrahim al-Jaafari announced that he will quit the political affairs and instead has started to dabble in literature and education, an Iraqi political analyst said on Saturday.

"Iraqi Foreign Minister will quit the political affairs and he will end up in literature and education," Ghalib Shabandar has written on his Facebook feed.

Meanwhile, Iraqi reports have also cited the Iraqi FM as saying that he will leave the world of politics as soon as a new government is formed in Baghdad.

"I will establish an educational organization that serves the literature and education field," Jaafari has told reporters.

Bas News