• 05/12/2011 19:44
"Gate Iraqi" Baghdad - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Monday, that Iraq will be able to build an army and security forces strong help of the United States, as pointed out that his government wants to build a state citizens and not the State of communities, he stressed that Iraq will not allow itself to become a source of confusion in any country, friend.
Said Nuri al-Maliki told The Washington Post, "Iraq will be able to build an army and security forces strong have the ability to protect its sovereignty and interests with U.S. assistance," noting that "the Iraqi government is seeking to re-round development of the country, including the development of laws and strengthen the freedoms and democracy of Iraq. "
Maliki said he was confident "in the future of the country and the capacity and stiffness of the Iraqi people," adding that "the Iraqi government wants to build a state citizens and communities is not a state."
The Prime Minister added that the government also wants to create a healthy environment conducive to investment, and provide vital services to citizens, including access to appropriate education, "stressing at the same time that" Baghdad opposes foreign interference in its internal affairs. "
Maliki said that "Iraq does not want to affect is not suitable for any country, but looking forward to cooperation with all countries to assist in maintaining regional security," stressing that "Iraq will not allow itself to become a source of confusion in any country, friend."
The Iraqi Defense Ministry confirmed on Monday that a U.S. withdrawal from the country being in accordance with schedules prepared by both Iraq and the U.S., noting that there are approximately nine thousand U.S. troops were in Iraq until this time spread over five bases are still under U.S. control, With the expected completion of their withdrawal before the end of the month of December, the current.
The U.S. President Barack Obama, in (21 October 2011), that his country's troops in Iraqi territory would be in the United States during the holidays, stressing that Washington will support Iraq in all areas, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a teleconference with the need to begin a new phase of strategic relations after the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on schedule end of the year 2011.
Under the security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November 2008 that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq not later than 31 December of 2011 the current, has withdrawn combat troops from towns and villages and towns of Iraq on June 30 2009.
Iraq has signed and the United States, too, in 2008, the Framework Agreement strategy 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 reducing the number of reconstruction teams in the provinces, as well as providing important sustainable for the rule of law, including development program in which the police and the completion of the coordination, supervision and report to the Fund for Iraq relief and reconstruction.
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