BAGHDAD, Sept. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Planning has formed a supreme body to lay down reconstruction strategy for the war-torn country, said Al Mashriq newspaper Thursday.

   Mehdi Al Hafidh, the Iraqi minister of planning, would head the body, added the report.

   The body would be responsible for laying down an international mechanism to finance the reconstruction projects and to help coordinate the efforts of the Iraqi side and the donor countries in the fields of loans and financing, the newspaper quoted a source in the ministry as saying.

   He also pointed out that the ministry counts a lot on this body, especially as the donor countries will hold a conference in Tokyo next month.  Enditem