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Consultations between the United States and Iraq on Iranian weapons to Syria
Date: Thursday, 03.22.2012 9:08
More: New York Times
published pictures showed Syrian Arab News Agency Iranian aid the process of unloading from one aircraft coming from Tehran to Damascus. Arabic words written on the consignment says: Greetings of love and loyalty of the people of Iran to the Syrian people dear. For its part, said the U.S. State Department that the United States and some other States are conducting consultations with Iraq on Iranian arms flights to Syria through the atmosphere,
After he denied the Iraqi Prime Minister stated in the report to the Washington Times that Baghdad opens the door for such trips. Said Victoria Newland spokesman for the U.S. State Department, "We are worried about cargo flights Iranian air to Syria, which runs through Iraqi airspace," and added that the United States and other countries want to hold talks with Iraq in order to inspect "all shipments that pass through the airspace . "
in the early hours of Friday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's statement stating that his government would not allow Iran to transfer weapons to Syria through Iraqi airspace, where that Baghdad "continues its attempts to prevent the sources of violence and weapons in general and those sent to Syria in particular." .
came Altbarhan the U.S. and Iraq after the Washington Times published a report containing requests and repeated Washington from Baghdad - including requests addressed directly to Mr. Nuri al-Maliki - either not to allow Iran to use Iraqi air space, or allow inspection of aircraft and in accordance with international law. One official said the Americans that the Iraqi government ignores private information confirmed by the transfer of these planes up to 30 tons of weapons, and claims that this aircraft is not only the movement of humanitarian aid only. What's more, the Joint Chief of Staff has told Congress last week that the Iraqi government has asked Iran to stop the flights through its airspace shipping. Where Gen. Martin Dempsey in his testimony made before the Armed Services Committee in the Senate "on the issue of Iranian shipments through Iraqi airspace, the Iraqis have asked Iran to stop it. Remember it - they asked - because they have no ability to control the Egwaihm, and can not prevent anyone from crossing. but on one occasion only insisted on the need to drop the Iranian aircraft passing through the atmosphere of Iraq for the inspection. " Last Wednesday, I watched the United States ship journey from Iran to Syria through Iraqi airspace, Iraqi authorities could not be stopped and searched even though Baghdad has promised to do so. And she said Newland, "The important point is that what we do is to make sure that Iraq does not help or encourage in any way a violation of Security Council Resolution No. 1747, which prevents the export of arms from Iran, and does not help in arming the Syrian regime, knowing that the Iraq of countries contribute to the establishment of the Arab League. " That the Arab League, which accused the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, crimes against humanity, plans to hold an Arab summit in Baghdad in the ninth and the twentieth of this March.
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