Sunday, July 4, 2010
Biden in Baghdad Today, meet with senior Iraqi leaders
Shared his country's troops on Independence Day .. وعلاوي التقاه أمس
Allawi met yesterday ...
بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning
Said media adviser to the Prime Minister, that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will top the talks U.S. Vice President Joe Biden with political leaders in Baghdad.
Yasin Majid, said in a statement reported by site "Alsumaria News": The Vice-President Joe Biden, who arrived yesterday afternoon to Baghdad, "would meet Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday morning, to discuss important issues in the political arena in the country," noting that "a visit Biden was complementary to the previous visits by the beginning of this year. "
The glorious that "Biden's visit will focus on discuss the issue of withdrawal of the U.S. Army at the end of August next, in addition to considering activating the strategic framework between Iraq and the United States", noting that the meeting would discuss various issues will be the issue of forming a government class three.
For his part, revealed the source of media in the list, Iraqi Vice President met yesterday evening, the leader of the list of Iyad Allawi. The source said the "morning": that the meeting, which took almost an hour, was it discussed the overall political situation and to addressing the issue of government formation, without giving further details.
They also balked at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to make any statement for Biden's visit.
The media source at the embassy in a telephone conversation with the "morning" will be the results of the visit after the American official at the conclusion of the visit program.
Is scheduled to meet Biden said senior officials and Iraqi politicians to discuss relations between the two most important political issues in Iraq, as well as participation his country's troops Holiday American independence.
Biden's visit came hours after the arrival of a U.S. congressional delegation headed by Senator John McCain to Baghdad, where its members have made a set of meetings with political leaders, led by President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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