March 23, 2011
The U.S. State Department and the Iraqi government hosted the first meeting within the Strategic Framework Agreement
The U.S. Embassy in Iraq on Wednesday, held for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Iraqi government's first meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee for cooperation of cultural, educational and scientific cooperation between the two countries, within the Strategic Framework Agreement.
A spokesman for the United States Embassy in Baghdad Aaron Snape told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the State Department held its first meeting within the strategic framework agreement with the Iraqi government represented by the Minister of Education Mohammed Tamim," adding that "the meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of groups of the Commission's work on the American side ". Link ~ Fulbright Program increases admissions to 85 students in Iraq - which is bilateral cooperation within the U.S-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement ...
The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, the former U.S. ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker, have signed on the seventeenth of November 2008, a security agreement paves the way for withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country within three years ie by 2011.
This agreement sets out the relations between the two countries for years to come, security, economically and culturally, scientifically, technologically, commercially and health among many other areas.
He stated that "the conferees discussed the expansion of institutional partnerships through the establishment of the program, which links universities devoted to him the sum of ($ 7.5 million)," noting that "the process will strengthen the academic cooperation between five Iraqi universities and five universities in the United States."
"We also discussed the U.S. Department of State and Minister of Education of Iraq, conservation project on the cultural heritage of Iraq, which has been designated amount (13.9 million), and led to the creation of internal improvements to the National Museum of Iraq and the training of personnel (repairers), in addition to the establishment of the Iraq Foundation to maintain Antiquities and Heritage in Erbil. "
And drew a spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Iraq to the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and heads of working groups agreed with the Minister of Education Mohammad Tamim on a schedule of quarterly meetings to exchange information and review progress in all areas of cooperation."
He explained that "the two sides agreed to expand cooperation in the areas of educational and cultural exchange and scientific under the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement, and the pursuit of a common vision of the relationship of long-term bilateral and multi-dimensional contribute to the growing peace and prosperity in Iraq, security and stability in the Middle East."
And take the first meeting between the two countries within the Strategic Framework Agreement "guided by the contents of the Strategic Framework Agreement concluded between the governments of two countries," adding that "his government will remain an active partner and supporter of the Iraqis during their march to promote democracy and improve their security, as well as help them to reintegrate fully into the regional and international community and economic. "
He also said that "The meeting comes as a continuation of efforts to build sustainable strategic partnership designed to build bridges of communication between Iraqis and Americans through cultural exchange and educational links and explore the archaeological heritage of the joint between them."
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