Friday, April 15, 2011

Talabani discusses with Feltman ways to expand cooperation (different source) ...

2011-04-15

Talabani discusses with Feltman ways to expand cooperation with the US


President Jalal Talabani on Friday afternoon with Assistant _U.S. Sec. of State _Jeffrey _Feltman, the bilateral relations between the Republic of Iraq and the _U S and ways to expand the prospects of strategic cooperation between the two countries.

A statement from the presidency, Talabani said during a meeting held in Baghdad to efforts by Iraq on the road to developing its relations with neighboring countries and Arab countries, stressing the importance of consolidating cooperation frameworks and positive relations with those countries to ensure that the common interests of all parties.

Talabani stressed that the presence of strong friendship ties between Iraq and the _U S would be for the mutual benefit of both friendly peoples of Iraq and the U.S., indicating the importance of the support provided by the _U S for the "new Iraq" and continuity in all areas.

The statement noted that the assistant _U S secretary of state in turn, expressed the desire of the administration of President _O and keen to continue to support and support for the political process in Iraq and its democratic, and expressed his delight the arrival of friendly relations between the two countries to stage fruitful in the interest of the parties.

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