Talabani: Parliament did not decide anything about the U.S. forces and attitudes between full withdrawal and the survival of a limited number

Talabani: Parliament did not decide anything about the U.S. forces and attitudes between full withdrawal and the survival of a limited number
07/20/2011 11:09:33


BAGHDAD (Iba) .. said President Jalal Talabani, the falsity reported by some media reports about the agreement of the Iraqi parliament on the withdrawal of U.S. military, while keeping (20) U.S. troops in Iraq. Talabani said in an interview with China Central Television (CCtv) this news incorrectly, that the Iraqi parliament decided anything for the troops to stay descend, the parliament has not yet studied the subject. He is well known that relations between Iraq and the U.S. identified agreement (SOFA), which provides for the evacuation of U.S. forces at the end of this year and also we have (framework agreement strategic) on the principles of relationships, and the parties of Iraq and the U.S. insist on this agreement, which sets political and trade relations, cultural and technological etc .... He said the issue of U.S. troops stay in Iraq, First extension of the agreement is not possible because the extension of the agreement requires approval of two thirds of parliament and this can not be obtained Thus, while you remain a number of U.S. troops to train or not? I chaired the days before the two meetings of leaders of Iraqi political attended by all political actors, some views were clear and some are not clear. He noted that the direction of the Sadrist movement, which to them (40) deputies in the parliament is the categorical rejection of the presence of U.S. troops, and the direction of Kurdish leadership is the survival of U.S. forces in a limited number, at least in the disputed areas, and the rest They still studying this topic, Voattiyna two weeks of political parties of Iraq to give us an answer within two weeks on whether to agree to the survival of a number of U.S. forces and not all the troops. Talabani said that the Americans also do not want to keep all their forces, and the proposal is that the number of U.S. troops for training. He said I want to say a thing which is that according to reports filed by the military leadership of the Air Force, Navy and armor and infantry to the President and the Prime Minister, said that these forces can not protect Iraq's air and sea Iraq and the Iraqi border after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. and they can protect the internal security but can not protect the atmosphere air, land and sea, our aircraft, and U.S. aircraft that we purchased had not yet reached, and if reached need to be a period of training as well, but for the Marines do not have boats enough to protect sea, which for us is very important, because the only source of the great Iraqi oil is the sea so if hampered the export of oil will affect our economy. He stressed that the Iraqi experts believe that Iraq remains a need to protect the air, sea and train the Iraq weapons that we bought from America, weapons , armor, and Abrams tanks and aircraft (F16) and (F18) that we have purchased, and all the modern for the Iraqis, so we need training. Talabani said he had noticed during the discussions between the Iraqi political forces that there is a tendency for the survival of a limited number of American trainers, but the survival of U.S. forces there is no great desire, as I said there is opposition to the survival of these forces by some forces. (end)
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