CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Wednesday it was determined to maintain its presence in Iraq despite the resignation of the chief of its mission in Baghdad.

The Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa was looking into several names suggested to replace Mukhtar Lamani who quit several days ago, the organisation said in a statement.

"The secretary-general stressed the Arab League's determination to continue its efforts to support Iraq to achieve reconciliation," the statement said.

It did not give a reason for Lamani's resignation, and Arab League officials were not available for comment.

The mission would continue its work in Baghdad, led by a charge d'affairs, the statement said.

Several Arab states have relocated their top diplomats from Baghdad, away from the daily violence that has underlined concerns Iraq is sliding into a sectarian civil war.

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