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U.S. Ambassador to Iraq: We do not know what Iranians want and our troops in Iraq do not constitute a threat to them
Sunday 12 June, 2011
U.S. ambassador in Baghdad: a small number of U.S. troops will remain in Iraq, even if the withdrawal
Baghdad: Ahmed Naseer
Revealed the U.S. ambassador in Iraq said that President Barack Obama was allocated a grant of Iraq's $ 2 billion will be delivered to him early next year.
He said James Jeffrey, in a dialogue with a group of journalists attended (Citizen) "that, under the terms of the framework agreement in 2012, President Obama plans for a new project cost of $ 2 billion will be under the administration of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, adding that he will be allocated one billion dollars to equip the Iraqi military forces , and the remaining to train police, judges and prison officials and others, and also will continue to support the Iraqi side in the fight against terrorism as organizations Al-Qaeda and other organizations, and exchange of information about it, all of these activities will be under the authority of the embassy and the same way we follow in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
And Jeffrey "This is a very important time in US-Iraqi relations, and we are working very seriously to implement the strategic framework agreement and our military is working day and night training, and coordinated with Iraqi forces in the training of counter-terrorism and training for traditional fighting, and we follow a fixed schedule towards withdrawal the end of this year, and we are working on plans to make the embassy in order to be responsible for some training programs and the processing after the departure of the U.S. military, as work on the agenda of diplomacy with Iraq.
He said the United States President Barack Obama took place is a Republican for the continued protection of Iraq's money in the Development Fund for Iraq from legal prosecution of any compensation, after the end of the protection of the United Nations later this month, adding that he and a follow-up work that was the end of last year's lifting of many sanctions Chapter VII we continue to work with Iraq's neighbors and the United Nations to see what we can do.
And support for economic Setstmr Cunninh will be in a reduced level of about $ 300 million annually, but we also focus on programs of democracy and the rule of law, immigrants, internally displaced persons, and also focus in particular on ensuring and encouraging U.S. companies to come to work inside Iraq.
And on the circumstances of the position of the Iraqi government over the comments by several members of Congress, said the U.S. ambassador that "this is not the policy of the United States, and the means to claim compensation for the U.S. military, adding that the members of Congress indicated which clearly they did not speak on behalf of diplomacy the United States of America, and the position of America can be summed up our decision to exempt Iraq's sovereign debt for the benefit of the United States and were more than $ 4 billion, and contributed to and through the Paris Club to help Iraq exempting Iraq from a large part of Iraq's debt for the benefit of other countries, and also through diplomatic channels, we will continue to work with other governments to encourage them to forgive Iraqi of the remaining debt, and also want to emphasize that no plans or offers found by the U.S. government to do this step and any of Iraq's claim for damages.
He said that despite the fact that many American delegations to visit Iraq and in particular the delegations representing the Congress, most of them and generally reflect the views of close views of the government, but this delegation and this is a democracy, and should not be angry when one is different from members of Congress or some of them with my Government's view the U.S., as is happening in Iraq as many times as different members of parliament with Ray behind his government's opinions may differ with each other.
On the issue of Camp Ashraf, a member of Congress, chair of the subcommittee and the work of the Commission is the oversight and investigations into the procedures and the U.S. State Department and foreign policy of the country, and also said that Iraq has a special responsibility to investigate what happened in Camp Ashraf and the Iraqi government said it will this investigation, we hope because the cooperating Everyone Aloqat any security and the population of the camp with this investigation.
With regard to the effects of Iran's decision to push for withdrawal? Are Americans expected to enter the reference in this matter? He said there are calls for clarification on the matter in Iraq and the U.S. also, United States signed an agreement with Iraq in 2008 to regulate the presence and activities and the time of departure of our troops from Iraq, we have withdrawn about 75% of our troops or 170 thousand troops U.S. was here, and we are working toward the withdrawal of the rest of our end This year, Obama said an end to military operations at the end of last August, and U.S. forces since that date had been working on the advice and referral and processing of the Iraqi forces they do not do any operations individually and, if it did not attack, they do not participate in combat operations, and our troops do not see in cities .
He explained that our security relationship will continue with Iraq, and that within the Convention (Strategic Framework), which took place at the same time with the security agreement, and we will have a partnership with Iraq in various fields after the year 2011, and this relationship include the fields of diplomacy, science, culture and political, economic and energy in addition to security.
He noted that there are a small number of military personnel acting under the authority attached to the military and civilian personnel who are training the police and company trainers who sold weapons to Iraq, the problem here is that the level of security support that I can offer I am an ambassador under my authority is in the level of Mnkhvz, while the level of services Army is much higher if they continue their support after 2011 and especially that in Iraq now 47,000 U.S. military and billions of dollars at their disposal, and during the six months Alasnahab fall with the level of support provided by the embassy.
He described the security situation in Iraq is better than it was previously and attacks Ankhvzt by 90% from a peak earlier, but there are still Al-Qaida organization and teams Baathist in the north and center of the country, and there (militias multiple in the south) I think it supports and equipped by Iran, which are attacking our forces and also to attack Iraqi forces in addition to the Iraqi security forces began soon develop their traditional martial, which is a natural question to the Iraqi side to ask himself: Do you change the level of support we receive from a high to low, and the question is not that we stay we are in this current level and keep the 47 000 troops This will not happen Senshabhm all, and the question whether we can raise support training and equipment slightly higher than what you can afford to offer the embassy? Will this additional support under the authority of the embassy or under any type of assistance tasks? It's all opinions I heard, the additional support will not be too big there will be no combat operations jointly by the Americans, but all of these discussions discuss the Iraqi leaders, politicians, which is normal in any political system, because security is very important, especially that Iraq is living in the vicinity of danger so with all the country, which takes you to Iraqis, and Iraqi forces strong and has done well recently, but still we have terrorists and attacks inside Iraq, it is logical to look at what options exist, and if decided by the Iraqi side that there is a need and desire to support more than I can I can I serve at the embassy could be The talk then and discuss and see what can be done, we are committed to our obligations under the strategic framework agreement is a serious and complete, and we work seriously and spent a lot and we have a lot of sacrifices for the future of Iraq, we do not want to see in Iraq is slipping, I do not think that more Iraqi political leaders are responding tell that this is also not even Iraqis.
And on the interference of Iran? Said to be talking in particular I do not know what he wants the Iranians to do it or what they think? But as you can see, the U.S. forces in Iraq does not pose a threat to Iran, and we did not threaten Iran when we had 270,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft did not threaten the security of Iran with 47 thousand soldiers and equipment was also lower, as well as a Nye the task of training or advice can be made up our the future will not pose a threat to Iran, and I advise to go to the Iranian embassy and the question of Iran's position, if their position was contrary to the support programs, why not Iran want to see Iraqi forces are strong.
But if the religious authorities would make a decision extension or withdrawal of the ambassador that we will with Ray consensus, as was the case in the past, even the presence of U.S. is very small need for consensus and consensus among the Iraqis, we are here now in our current situation with the consent of a majority of the Iraqi parliament.
And about the strained relationship between al-Maliki, Ayad Allawi, and the impact on Iraqi affairs, that these differences are part of the political process, and there must be a majority and consensus between the political parties as a whole for the presence of troops of any extension or withdrawal, and if there are major divisions would be difficult to reach consensus but This is democracy.
And the Tripartite Commission on the ambassador said, "This committee has not achieved much during her short life and we have ways that we can send out messages and receive messages from Iran and we have authority to represent us in Iran, the representative of the Swedish embassy.
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Sunday 12 June, 2011
U.S. ambassador in Baghdad: a small number of U.S. troops will remain in Iraq, even if the withdrawal
Baghdad: Ahmed Naseer
Revealed the U.S. ambassador in Iraq said that President Barack Obama was allocated a grant of Iraq's $ 2 billion will be delivered to him early next year.
He said James Jeffrey, in a dialogue with a group of journalists attended (Citizen) "that, under the terms of the framework agreement in 2012, President Obama plans for a new project cost of $ 2 billion will be under the administration of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, adding that he will be allocated one billion dollars to equip the Iraqi military forces , and the remaining to train police, judges and prison officials and others, and also will continue to support the Iraqi side in the fight against terrorism as organizations Al-Qaeda and other organizations, and exchange of information about it, all of these activities will be under the authority of the embassy and the same way we follow in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
And Jeffrey "This is a very important time in US-Iraqi relations, and we are working very seriously to implement the strategic framework agreement and our military is working day and night training, and coordinated with Iraqi forces in the training of counter-terrorism and training for traditional fighting, and we follow a fixed schedule towards withdrawal the end of this year, and we are working on plans to make the embassy in order to be responsible for some training programs and the processing after the departure of the U.S. military, as work on the agenda of diplomacy with Iraq.
He said the United States President Barack Obama took place is a Republican for the continued protection of Iraq's money in the Development Fund for Iraq from legal prosecution of any compensation, after the end of the protection of the United Nations later this month, adding that he and a follow-up work that was the end of last year's lifting of many sanctions Chapter VII we continue to work with Iraq's neighbors and the United Nations to see what we can do.
And support for economic Setstmr Cunninh will be in a reduced level of about $ 300 million annually, but we also focus on programs of democracy and the rule of law, immigrants, internally displaced persons, and also focus in particular on ensuring and encouraging U.S. companies to come to work inside Iraq.
And on the circumstances of the position of the Iraqi government over the comments by several members of Congress, said the U.S. ambassador that "this is not the policy of the United States, and the means to claim compensation for the U.S. military, adding that the members of Congress indicated which clearly they did not speak on behalf of diplomacy the United States of America, and the position of America can be summed up our decision to exempt Iraq's sovereign debt for the benefit of the United States and were more than $ 4 billion, and contributed to and through the Paris Club to help Iraq exempting Iraq from a large part of Iraq's debt for the benefit of other countries, and also through diplomatic channels, we will continue to work with other governments to encourage them to forgive Iraqi of the remaining debt, and also want to emphasize that no plans or offers found by the U.S. government to do this step and any of Iraq's claim for damages.
He said that despite the fact that many American delegations to visit Iraq and in particular the delegations representing the Congress, most of them and generally reflect the views of close views of the government, but this delegation and this is a democracy, and should not be angry when one is different from members of Congress or some of them with my Government's view the U.S., as is happening in Iraq as many times as different members of parliament with Ray behind his government's opinions may differ with each other.
On the issue of Camp Ashraf, a member of Congress, chair of the subcommittee and the work of the Commission is the oversight and investigations into the procedures and the U.S. State Department and foreign policy of the country, and also said that Iraq has a special responsibility to investigate what happened in Camp Ashraf and the Iraqi government said it will this investigation, we hope because the cooperating Everyone Aloqat any security and the population of the camp with this investigation.
With regard to the effects of Iran's decision to push for withdrawal? Are Americans expected to enter the reference in this matter? He said there are calls for clarification on the matter in Iraq and the U.S. also, United States signed an agreement with Iraq in 2008 to regulate the presence and activities and the time of departure of our troops from Iraq, we have withdrawn about 75% of our troops or 170 thousand troops U.S. was here, and we are working toward the withdrawal of the rest of our end This year, Obama said an end to military operations at the end of last August, and U.S. forces since that date had been working on the advice and referral and processing of the Iraqi forces they do not do any operations individually and, if it did not attack, they do not participate in combat operations, and our troops do not see in cities .
He explained that our security relationship will continue with Iraq, and that within the Convention (Strategic Framework), which took place at the same time with the security agreement, and we will have a partnership with Iraq in various fields after the year 2011, and this relationship include the fields of diplomacy, science, culture and political, economic and energy in addition to security.
He noted that there are a small number of military personnel acting under the authority attached to the military and civilian personnel who are training the police and company trainers who sold weapons to Iraq, the problem here is that the level of security support that I can offer I am an ambassador under my authority is in the level of Mnkhvz, while the level of services Army is much higher if they continue their support after 2011 and especially that in Iraq now 47,000 U.S. military and billions of dollars at their disposal, and during the six months Alasnahab fall with the level of support provided by the embassy.
He described the security situation in Iraq is better than it was previously and attacks Ankhvzt by 90% from a peak earlier, but there are still Al-Qaida organization and teams Baathist in the north and center of the country, and there (militias multiple in the south) I think it supports and equipped by Iran, which are attacking our forces and also to attack Iraqi forces in addition to the Iraqi security forces began soon develop their traditional martial, which is a natural question to the Iraqi side to ask himself: Do you change the level of support we receive from a high to low, and the question is not that we stay we are in this current level and keep the 47 000 troops This will not happen Senshabhm all, and the question whether we can raise support training and equipment slightly higher than what you can afford to offer the embassy? Will this additional support under the authority of the embassy or under any type of assistance tasks? It's all opinions I heard, the additional support will not be too big there will be no combat operations jointly by the Americans, but all of these discussions discuss the Iraqi leaders, politicians, which is normal in any political system, because security is very important, especially that Iraq is living in the vicinity of danger so with all the country, which takes you to Iraqis, and Iraqi forces strong and has done well recently, but still we have terrorists and attacks inside Iraq, it is logical to look at what options exist, and if decided by the Iraqi side that there is a need and desire to support more than I can I can I serve at the embassy could be The talk then and discuss and see what can be done, we are committed to our obligations under the strategic framework agreement is a serious and complete, and we work seriously and spent a lot and we have a lot of sacrifices for the future of Iraq, we do not want to see in Iraq is slipping, I do not think that more Iraqi political leaders are responding tell that this is also not even Iraqis.
And on the interference of Iran? Said to be talking in particular I do not know what he wants the Iranians to do it or what they think? But as you can see, the U.S. forces in Iraq does not pose a threat to Iran, and we did not threaten Iran when we had 270,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft did not threaten the security of Iran with 47 thousand soldiers and equipment was also lower, as well as a Nye the task of training or advice can be made up our the future will not pose a threat to Iran, and I advise to go to the Iranian embassy and the question of Iran's position, if their position was contrary to the support programs, why not Iran want to see Iraqi forces are strong.
But if the religious authorities would make a decision extension or withdrawal of the ambassador that we will with Ray consensus, as was the case in the past, even the presence of U.S. is very small need for consensus and consensus among the Iraqis, we are here now in our current situation with the consent of a majority of the Iraqi parliament.
And about the strained relationship between al-Maliki, Ayad Allawi, and the impact on Iraqi affairs, that these differences are part of the political process, and there must be a majority and consensus between the political parties as a whole for the presence of troops of any extension or withdrawal, and if there are major divisions would be difficult to reach consensus but This is democracy.
And the Tripartite Commission on the ambassador said, "This committee has not achieved much during her short life and we have ways that we can send out messages and receive messages from Iran and we have authority to represent us in Iran, the representative of the Swedish embassy.
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