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Talabani confirms the expansion of the relationship between Baghdad and Washington ...


23/01/2011

Talabani confirms the expansion of the relationship between Baghdad and Washington

بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning

Said President Jalal Talabani, Iraq, which seeks to strengthen its relations with regional and international began to touch the positive responses from the presence of many Arab leaders and the countries of the region, who met while attending the Summit of the Arab Economic and Social Development, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and who have demonstrated a willingness to participate at the Arab summit and work for the success in Baghdad.

And Talabani stressed during his meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey and his accompanying delegation in Baghdad yesterday evening, according to a presidential statement received "morning," a copy of the importance of continued U.S. support for the democratic process in the country, and work together to expand the relations of the strong friendship after the withdrawal of troops and within strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries.

For his part, new U.S. ambassador to his country's commitment to support the political process in Iraq and the implementation of agreements signed between the two countries, praising the great role of President Talabani in the political arena in Iraq and efforts to deepen bilateral relations, fruitful and positive cooperation between Iraq and the United States.

It was in the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the Republic of Iraq and the United States and ways to develop and expand and in conformity with the nature of the bilateral cooperation in the next stage and to serve the common interests of both friendly countries.