Monday, May 9, 2011

Allawi: Washington is worried about the security situation and the statement of his view on al-Maliki security agreement


May 9, 2011

Allawi: Washington is worried about the security situation and the statement of his view on al-Maliki security agreement

Alsumaria News / Baghdad

Student leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, on Monday, General Commander of the Armed Forces Nuri al-Maliki's interpretation of the terms of the security agreement between Iraq and the United States and the statement of his view that he was with or against the treaty, he did not know his list the details of that Convention, as referred to the fear Washington from the repercussions of the situation security in Iraq and tensions in the region.

Allawi said at a press conference today in Baghdad and attended "Alsumaria News", "list met with a delegation from the U.S. Senate and the U.S. ambassador and the commander of Multi-National Force in Iraq," noting that "the meeting included talk of the task related to the situation in Iraq and the region."

Allawi added, "I felt in the U.S. fear about what is happening in Iraq, the repercussions of the security situation and tensions in the Iraqi airspace, and what is happening from the tensions in the region and their implications for adverse effects on Iraq," noting that "the U.S. side asked for the so-called security pact and regeneration, was view of our delegation and clear in these matters not to know the details of that Convention. "

The leader of Iraq that "there must be a question after four or five years, why did not the Iraqi army ready to take on responsibilities so far, as well as failure to get the Iraqi army weapons as important as the air force and air defense radar," stressing the need to "be there hand, bear the responsibility. "

And Allawi noted that "the Iraqi List, need to know what the security agreement that we do not know even now we do not know its details and axes, and obligations of the United States of America against Iraq and the region" and urged "the commander of the armed forces interpretation of the opinion that he was with or against the treaty and the statement of reasons for this ".

And considered the leader of the Iraqi List, that "lack of knowledge of the Iraqi Convention comes because it is not the authority does not have ministers in the security aspect as well as the National Security Council which will be attended by only the minister of finance," he continued, saying that "did not raise the formula Convention, but ideas in general."

Allawi said that "Iraqi and after that look at these things Westdrs Convention inside and with its allies to pass in the House of Representatives," stressing that "the list" do not know yet if the American forces want to stay or not, but remained Within any amount or a formula or agreement " .

And Allawi noted that "the U.S. side spoke words years that Iraq is not ready to confront and meet the ideas in terms of security, military, and they think some kind of agreement with Iraq without that offer everything," pointing out that "the U.S. side expressed surprise at the non-completion of the Iraqi cabinet so far and not naming Minister of security. "

Previously, Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged during an inspection of his country's troops stationed at Base Marez in Mosul, the eighth of April, the Iraqi officials to speed up the claim of the United States to extend the survival of some of the soldiers after the year 2011, stressing that time is running out in Washington.

Iraq has signed and the United States, in 2008, the Convention on the strategic framework to support the ministries and agencies of the Iraqi transition from the strategic partnership with the Republic of Iraq to the areas of economic, diplomatic, cultural and security, based on the Strategic Framework Agreement and to reduce the number of reconstruction teams in the provinces, as well as provide an important sustainable provision law, including police development program and the completion of the work of coordination, supervision and the report of the Fund of Iraq relief and reconstruction.

Under the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November 2008 that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all the lands and waters and airspace of Iraq no later than December 31 of next year, 2011, and had withdrawn U.S. combat forces under the Convention of the Cities and villages and towns of Iraq on 30 June 2009.

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