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Barzani and Biden emphasize the need to maintain relations between Iraq and the United States
On: Sat 3/12/2011 8:04
Erbil / long
praised the Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, the role of the United States in helping the Iraqi people to get rid of the dictatorial regime and build a democratic federal Iraq, saying: "The people of Kurdistan seen appreciation to the sacrifices of the U.S. Army," and expressed satisfaction with the confirmation of Vice President Joseph Biden his obligations towards Iraq and the Kurdistan region.
This came during a meeting with Barzani, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who arrived in Arbil at the head of a delegation that included U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey and the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin, and several other U.S. officials. The Vice-President of the United States his country's support continued for the new Iraq and said that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq is not the end of cooperation between the two countries, but we will continue our relationship in the context of the strategic agreement between the two sides, and the United States will help Iraq in the political process and the establishment of security, stability and development the economy. Biden stressed that the future relationship with Iraq will be on the basis of genuine partnership and the Government of a democratic federal Iraq. The Vice-President with interest about the role of the Kurdistan region as a safe, sophisticated and worthy of American support, reiterating his country's commitment to support the region. Biden added: "It is true that U.S. forces will withdraw from Iraq, the U.S. commitments to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region will remain the same." During the meeting reaffirmed the need to sustain the political relations of the United States with Iraq in general and the Kurdistan region in particular and developed after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, and to continue U.S. support for the democratic experience in Iraq, praised Biden, the role of President of the Region in the political process in Iraq and said: "proud friendly relations that I have had with President Barzani. " And was received by Vice President at the airport in Erbil International President of Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, President of the Government of the Territory, Dr. Barham Saleh, Karim Sinjari, the interior minister.
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