Date: Mon 08/01/2011 18:17
Baghdad (news) .. Search Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Michael Mullen, the U.S. military, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
And a source in the Prime Minister (of the Agency news) on Monday: that Maliki and Mullen, the U.S. withdrawal in search of a file in detail, and the possibility of the survival of part of the U.S. troops to provide logistical support and training Iraqi forces.
And the source added: Maliki assured Mullen that the survival or the departure of U.S. forces subject to a political agreement, as the number of troops and size possible for a vote by the House of Representatives or be through training contracts or memorandums of military cooperation between Iraq and the United States, and this can be through the Iraqi government.,
And the source noted that al-Maliki said of Mullen's meeting the leaders of political blocs, which will be held at the Peace Palace under the auspices of President Talabani will determine the initial features of the positions of the blocks on the survival or the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
The source reported: that of Mullen reiterated his support for his government of Iraq and expressed the readiness of his forces to train and equip Iraqi forces. /
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