Saddam Hussein met his Iraqi lawyer, Khalil Dulaimi, yesterday.
The meeting dealt with Saddam's trial for the 1982 massacre of Shiites, which will begin on October 19.
Saddam and seven others will be tried over the massacre of over 140 Shiite villagers in Dujail, after a failed assassination bid against him.
He faces the death penalty if found guilty.
Members of Saddam's Jordan-based defence team have said the announcement of the trial date was politically motivated, in order to distract attention from the deteriorating situation in Iraq.
They also have complained that Dulaimi does not have enough time to adequately prepare for the trial.
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