Wednesday, October 7, 2009

President of Iraq, Talibani to meet with Obama Monday, October 5, 2009

October 2, 2009

Meeting between Iraq and the U.S. Next Week (Monday)

Next week, Monday, scheduled to discuss the President of the Federal Republic of Iraq Mr. Jalal Talabani, with Barack Obama President of the United States some sensitive topics and the task in Washington next week.

The press secretary said McCook Sheikh Mohammed: It is expected to meet Mr. Jalal Talabani on Monday next, with Barack Obama President of the United States. And about what is to be taken the meeting, said: "The meeting will center on the conduct of strategic agreement between Iraq and America, the Iraqi parliamentary elections to come, and several important topics sensitive and the other.

The McCook, told the news agency Biamunir, not health news surgery to President Jalal Talabani, a result of improved health. He pointed out that the lack of surgery to the president, he helped to set up a meeting with Obama.

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Iraqi president''s health described as excellent

9/29/2009 10:21:00 PM

BAGHDAD, Sept 29 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi Presidency affirmed on Tuesday that the health of President Jalal Al-Talabani was "excellent" and that doctors advised against conducting a surgery in his keen.

The Presidency said in a statement that the president, currently in the United States, underwent medical checkups at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, noting that the checkups showed that his health condition was "excellent." Citing a medical source, it said that doctors advised against conducting a surgery in his left knee for such a procedure was not necessary Al-Talabani had to be treated in the past of infection in his left knee.

The official statement added that he would return home soon to resume his official services. Al-Talabani, 75, underwent treatment at Mayo Clinic in August last year. In February 2007, he was flown to a hospital in Jordan suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. Al-Talabani also heads the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), one of the two main political parties in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. He spent many years fighting for Kurdish rights.

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