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Baghdad rethink keeping the trainers: Najafi and al-Maliki talking about partial immunity
Baghdad - Walid Ibrahim
Hinted Osama Najafi, Chairman of the House of Representatives, that the parliament may agree to grant "partial immunity" to foreign military forces to operate in Iraq from next year, which may be would resolve a dispute prevents a legal cover for the survival of foreign forces in Iraq after the end of the year.
Despite lengthy talks can not the Iraqi government and the U.S. administration so far to agree on a legal formula to ensure the survival of U.S. forces in Iraq after the end of the year due to disagreement on the issue of immunity. The administration insists the U.S. to obtain immunity for its soldiers as a condition for the survival of any of its troops in Iraq after the end of the year, a condition rejected by the Iraqi government.
Alternatively, the Iraqi government tried in the past period, the agreement with NATO, which has troops in Iraq since 2004 to assist and train Iraqi forces. But these attempts were not successful because of the insistence of the alliance to get immunity for any of the forces operating in Iraq after the end of the year.
Despite the announcement of the alliance Monday end of the "job training" for its forces in Iraq, Najafi said in response to a question about the readiness of Parliament to give the NATO forces to work instead of all U.S. forces in Iraq, "The problem of immunity."
Najafi said at a news conference that "partial immunity" may provide a ground for compromise to the Iraqi government in the conduct of negotiations in this regard in order to reach "a new agreement."
"But parliament is not going to give a full judicial immunity for any foreign troops on Iraqi soil."
The statements made by Najafi, at a time when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki visited Washington. Aides said the visit aims to activate the strategic framework agreement concluded by Iraq with the United States at the end of the year 2008 and provides a general framework for future strategic relations between the two sides and wide, including military cooperation.
The Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani, have expressed concern about the non-completion of the readiness of Iraqi military forces, especially in the area of air defense and maritime.
He criticized the Taliban last month ended talks on the dispute U.S. trainers granting immunity to ensure their survival in Iraq, pointing to "the lack of true appreciation for the necessity of having trained the Americans in Iraq."
Talabani said in televised remarks that Maliki will try to visit Washington to find a solution to the problem of the trainers.
He said Haider Abadi, the deputy and leader of the Dawa Party, led by al-Maliki said Maliki's visit to Washington will result in the signing of several memoranda of understanding, it would look at aspects of the military, including finding a way to "ensure the protection of Iraq's airspace and control."
Abadi said, told Reuters on Sunday that al-Maliki will give the Americans their coaches, "legal protection", adding that it provides them some protection, but different from the immunity claimed by the Americans.
These developments come with the announcement of the end of the NATO "training mission" in Iraq after seven years of military presence. NATO said in a statement on its website that it had begun withdrawing troops from Iraq and this will complete the withdrawal by December 31 (December), the date of the current mandate expires.
The statement added: "Despite the intense negotiations that lasted for weeks, which was designed to extend the successful program, but these talks did not succeed."
But Abadi said that the talks with the alliance ended in failure because of the insistence of the alliance to get full immunity for its forces.
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Baghdad rethink keeping the trainers: Najafi and al-Maliki talking about partial immunity
Baghdad - Walid Ibrahim
Hinted Osama Najafi, Chairman of the House of Representatives, that the parliament may agree to grant "partial immunity" to foreign military forces to operate in Iraq from next year, which may be would resolve a dispute prevents a legal cover for the survival of foreign forces in Iraq after the end of the year.
Despite lengthy talks can not the Iraqi government and the U.S. administration so far to agree on a legal formula to ensure the survival of U.S. forces in Iraq after the end of the year due to disagreement on the issue of immunity. The administration insists the U.S. to obtain immunity for its soldiers as a condition for the survival of any of its troops in Iraq after the end of the year, a condition rejected by the Iraqi government.
Alternatively, the Iraqi government tried in the past period, the agreement with NATO, which has troops in Iraq since 2004 to assist and train Iraqi forces. But these attempts were not successful because of the insistence of the alliance to get immunity for any of the forces operating in Iraq after the end of the year.
Despite the announcement of the alliance Monday end of the "job training" for its forces in Iraq, Najafi said in response to a question about the readiness of Parliament to give the NATO forces to work instead of all U.S. forces in Iraq, "The problem of immunity."
Najafi said at a news conference that "partial immunity" may provide a ground for compromise to the Iraqi government in the conduct of negotiations in this regard in order to reach "a new agreement."
"But parliament is not going to give a full judicial immunity for any foreign troops on Iraqi soil."
The statements made by Najafi, at a time when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki visited Washington. Aides said the visit aims to activate the strategic framework agreement concluded by Iraq with the United States at the end of the year 2008 and provides a general framework for future strategic relations between the two sides and wide, including military cooperation.
The Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani, have expressed concern about the non-completion of the readiness of Iraqi military forces, especially in the area of air defense and maritime.
He criticized the Taliban last month ended talks on the dispute U.S. trainers granting immunity to ensure their survival in Iraq, pointing to "the lack of true appreciation for the necessity of having trained the Americans in Iraq."
Talabani said in televised remarks that Maliki will try to visit Washington to find a solution to the problem of the trainers.
He said Haider Abadi, the deputy and leader of the Dawa Party, led by al-Maliki said Maliki's visit to Washington will result in the signing of several memoranda of understanding, it would look at aspects of the military, including finding a way to "ensure the protection of Iraq's airspace and control."
Abadi said, told Reuters on Sunday that al-Maliki will give the Americans their coaches, "legal protection", adding that it provides them some protection, but different from the immunity claimed by the Americans.
These developments come with the announcement of the end of the NATO "training mission" in Iraq after seven years of military presence. NATO said in a statement on its website that it had begun withdrawing troops from Iraq and this will complete the withdrawal by December 31 (December), the date of the current mandate expires.
The statement added: "Despite the intense negotiations that lasted for weeks, which was designed to extend the successful program, but these talks did not succeed."
But Abadi said that the talks with the alliance ended in failure because of the insistence of the alliance to get full immunity for its forces.
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