July 30, 2011Iraq's leaders gather for two days after a decision on U.S. troops
Erbil, Heads of leaders and the heads of Iraqi political blocs after two days at the home of the President of Iraq Jalal Talabani to take a final position on the extension of the survival of U.S. forces in Iraq or not after the due date at the end of this year.
And it is also scheduled to discuss Participants controversial issues related to the ministries of security and the policies expected and the application of the terms of agreement Erbil, which paved the way for a government of national partnership.
Officials expect the U.S. to ask Iraq from Washington, "at some point" to keep some U.S. troops in Iraq after the deadline for their withdrawal at the end of 2011, according to an agreement site between Baghdad and Washington.
The Iraqi government is facing some opposition to the survival of U.S. forces in Iraq, especially from the Sadrist movement, which threatened earlier to revive its military wing, called the "Mahdi Army" in the case of the survival of U.S. forces in the country after the date of withdrawal.
A statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic, received The News Agency of Kurdistan (Rn) a copy of it, "decided to hold a meeting of leaders and heads of political blocs on the first Monday of August at six in the evening at the Peace Palace in Baghdad."
The statement added, "The Office of the President of the Republic invitations to the gentlemen leaders and heads of political blocs to attend a meeting." . did not mention the presidential statement on the purpose of the meeting of the leaders, but Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had said in previous statements that Iraq will take his position to extend the stay of American troops in Iraq after the due date or not by August / August. Under the agreement between Washington and Baghdad in 2008 does not allow the survival of forces U.S. military in Iraq after the scheduled date of withdrawal, and must have recourse both parties to conclude a new agreement if requested by Iraq from the U.S. to maintain a certain number of its troops.
It is hoped that U.S. troops withdraw from Iraq completely end of the year However, controversy has raged in Iraq on the readiness of Iraqi security forces.
The Iraqi commanders have questioned the ability of Iraq's forces to shoulder their burden after the withdrawal of U.S. military from Iraq, especially regarding the protection of the country's airspace and borders.
In Iraq, there is less than 47 thousand U.S. troops are missions "training and the assignment of" Iraqi forces, after he had finished the American military duties hostilities in late August / August, and withdrew from the city centers in June 2009. and was scheduled meeting today, the reason, but was delayed because of the orientation leaders to Erbil to participate in the ceremony mourning the death of the mother of the Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani.
The MP said the coalition of state law, Khalid al-Asadi (Rn) earlier that "the postponement of a meeting of leaders of blocs, which was supposed to be held on Saturday was the result of an emergency, a post of President Jalal Talabani and the heads of political blocs decrees comfort the mother of Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani. " He explained that "this meeting is to discuss outstanding issues, but it also will discuss a number of files, including the U.S. presence after 2011," noting that "the meeting is necessary to hold even if you did not come out with positive results, but that the meeting between the leaders of blocks may solve some outstanding problems. " from Abdullah Sabri
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