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Maliki calls for Washington to supply Iraq air defenses
Al-Sabah
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Washington should continue to armaments cooperation between Baghdad and Washington, particularly on the subject of air defense and securing Iraq's urgent need for this type of defenses.
This came during his meeting with Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen.
Maliki reiterated during the meeting, according to a statement issued by his office received »Sabah» copy of it, that «the final decision in determining the need to keep U.S. troops or not to the political blocs and then the House of Representatives», expressing hope that the two leaders of the blocks at their a final decision in this regard.
He was President Jalal Talabani has called for strengthening cooperation between Baghdad and Washington.
The presidential statement received «morning» copy of it, that the president was received in Baghdad on Tuesday evening, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and his entourage, which included U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey, the general commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin.
During the meeting they discussed bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States and the importance of working to strengthen the frameworks of bilateral cooperation in building the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries.
In the meantime, the head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, yesterday, calling the Iraqi government to speed up the take a position on the issue of the withdrawal of U.S. forces, and push for the approval of Parliament to grant U.S. soldiers immunity from trial.
Mullen said at Camp Victory near Baghdad airport: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani, who met by Monday evening «realize the importance of making a decision on this issue quickly». And still the U.S. military published about 47 thousand soldiers in Iraq, knowing that he should be on these withdrawing completely from the country end of this year, according to a security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington. told the political source "morning" recently, that "there are political orientation of the political blocs to keep power limited offer air support and train Iraqi forces to arms for a period not exceeding two years," noting that "the power that may remain will not be licensed to conduct military operations or aerial bombardments, but in full coordination with Iraqi authorities and are subject to Iraqi laws outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, where it will be based." In Washington, a spokesman for the U.S. Defense Department Col. David Lapan The Iraqi delegation will travel in August to the United States to buy the first batch will include 18 combat aircraft F-16.
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