Tony Blair's surprise visit to Baghdad: the British Prime Minister spoke with his Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki, before meeting the speaker of parliament Mahmoud Machhadani and the head of state Jalal Talabani. The opportunity to welcome the constitution of the new government inaugurated on Saturday in Baghdad, and to specify the timetable for the transfer of security files to the Iraqi forces: a transfer which will begin in June and should be completed at the end of the year depending on the provinces.