01/12/2011
Biden met privately
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
Praised President Jalal Talabani, the U.S. role in helping the Iraqi people get rid of the most notorious dictator and destroy, and the establishment of a democratic and federal.
As Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that Iraq today has moved from the stage of security challenges to the stage of state building, and will contribute to the strategic framework agreement in achieving this goal.
Talabani praised during his meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, America's role in the process of rebuilding Iraq and its institutions and to assist in achieving stability.
And confirmed by a presidential statement received (morning) a copy of that Iraq aspires to strengthen relations and development at all levels between the two countries would serve the common interests of the peoples of Iraq and the United States, noting that the next stage is the stage to promote cooperation and joint action in all fields according to the agreement signed between the two countries.
The other hand, said Biden, according to the statement that the phase following the complete withdrawal of forces is a vital stage for diplomacy and cooperation in the fields of construction and development, especially in the economic, commercial, agricultural and education, in addition to training, stressing the desire of the United States to develop relations of friendship and cooperation with Iraq in light of the Convention signatory countries and the desire to improve the relationship and develop areas of joint action.
It was in the meeting, attended by U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey and the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin, talk about the relations between Iraq and its regional and international community, also discussed political developments in Iraq
To that Maliki said during his meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and the delegation accompanying him, according to a statement issued by his press office has received the "morning," a copy of it, "We have finished a difficult task, and security challenges, and today we open a new page of mutual relations within the framework agreement strategic in the economic, commercial, agricultural, scientific, cultural and other. "
Promise of this meeting is an important step that deserves mention, because it lays the foundation for a growing relationship between Iraq and the United States through the work of the High Joint Committee between the two countries, which was established under the strategic framework agreement.
He has signed two agreements with the United States, the first agreement to withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of this year, and the second strategic framework agreement covering cooperation in various fields.
He explained, "We have finished a difficult task, which is the face of security challenges, and today we open a new dish of mutual relations within the strategic framework agreement in the economic, commercial, agricultural, scientific, cultural and other."
He confirmed that the general of the Iraqi people have made great sacrifices, when faced terrorism that has crippled the political and civic life at various levels, and our experience in this regard deserve to be a model for other States.
He said the ambitions of Iraq and the United States will be achieved through the relationships and common interests and parity.
He said the area today are going through the conditions of a sensitive and experiencing many variables, and being where required to avoid negative impacts and to stand by the peoples to freedom and to achieve their demands according to the principles of democracy, and we are in Iraq, establish countries have been engaged in the affairs of others, but does not allow others to intrude in their affairs, and have a central role in stable region free from fluctuations, not to be against the center axes of the other, and our aim is to have a brother and a friend of Iraq and all its partners and certain of his friends in the region.
For his part, Vice President according to the statement: Iraq has suffered during the last decades of the regime of Saddam dictatorial, and then made great sacrifices when faced with terrorism, but to overcome the challenges that confronted him, he deserves respect and appreciation for their determination and ability and determination to promote and to overcome the jam of circumstances.
The dialogues are heading today to normalcy in Iraq, even to join other countries in the world that contribute to the cultural, scientific, and others.
And continued our conversation today comes within the strategic framework agreement, by which we aspire to extensive relations between the two countries based on respect for sovereignty, and we are working together to expand cooperation in scientific, cultural, commercial, economic, agricultural and others.
He stressed that the United States confirmed its commitment to the promise, when pulled out its troops from Iraqi cities by the year 2009, and in 2010 when it withdrew its combat troops, and today complement what you have agreed with Iraq in 2008 and completed its withdrawal from Iraq by the end of this year, and heading towards the beginning of a relationship with him within the broad strategic framework agreement.
In a related context the Supreme Coordinating Committee held a joint between Iraq and the United States on a meeting, attended by the Prime Minister and Vice President, where he presented the two sides during the meeting Raitema on ways of cooperation in economic, commercial, diplomatic, scientific, cultural, agricultural and others.
He reviewed the heads of the committees from both sides what has been achieved so far in these areas, and must work on it in order to achieve the highest level of cooperation between the two countries.
The focus by the Commission for Higher Coordination common ways to develop cooperation in the fields of politics and diplomacy, as well as cooperation between the two countries in international fora, and in the areas of education and cultural exchange, services and technology, environment, transport, trade, money and energy, as well as in the judiciary and law enforcement.
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