Friday, October 21, 2011

Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki to Visit Washington, DC ~ Soon (December 2011) ...

*December 2011 ~ President Obama wants to help Iraq's economy

October 22, 2011

Policy Advisor: Al-Maliki visit Washington soon

Baghdad, The Iraqi Government adviser said Saturday that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to visit the United States at the invitation of President Obama, the US Park.

Servent said media adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kurdistan News Agency (aknews) that "the Prime Minister accepted the invitation of President Obama, the US Park to visit Washington before the final withdrawal of US troops."

Musawi was drawn to the "Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visit to Washington, which did not specify the time to complete the technical procedures, official would focus on strengthening political and economic ties between the two countries after the end of the war in Iraq."

Commission on security and defence in the Iraqi Council of representatives on Saturday that US President Barack Obama's decision on the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in full will affect the internal security of Iraq.

US President Barack Obama said Friday the White House to withdraw his forces from Iraq by the end of the year, said in remarks at a press conference that he agreed with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that the pullout would be the best solution for the two countries.

It was Al-Maliki announced days ago that he expected his country to a number of needed trained less than proposed by Washington, less than 3,000 military personnel.

Maliki said in an interview with Reuters that "the Americans have suggested keeping the 3,400 troops in Iraq, stressing that Baghdad is not in need of such number of trainers.

And Iraq and the United States signed in 2008, the strategic framework agreement to support Iraqi ministries and agencies in the transition from strategic partnership with the Republic of Iraq to the areas of economic and diplomatic, cultural and security, based on the strategic framework agreement and reducing the number of provincial reconstruction teams, as well as providing important sustainable rule of law, including the police development programme and the coordination and supervision and report to fund Iraq relief and reconstruction.

The Convention stipulates that all u.s. forces will withdraw from all land and water and Iraqi airspace at not later than 31 December of the year 2011.
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