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Iraqi government denies approval of the stay of American forces for training and stresses that the withdrawal will be on time
Editor: NK Friday, 19 August 2011 18:08 GMT
Iraqi and U.S. soldiers during training exercise
Alsumaria News / Baghdad
*******denied the Iraqi government, on Friday, the statement made by U.S. Secretary of Defense for approval to the survival of non-combat troops in Iraq beyond the end of the year 2011, while confirming that a total U.S. pullout from the country will be on time.******* The media advisor to Prime Minister Ali Moussawi said in an interview for "Alsumaria News" that *****"Iraqi government confirms that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country will be on time and in accordance with the security agreement signed with the United States without change."*****Al-Moussawi said that "statements made by U.S. Secretary of Defense for approval of the Iraqi government the survival of non-combat troops beyond the end of the year is correct, "confirmed that" the agreement to the survival of U.S. forces training command has not been decided yet. " The response of the Government of Iraq a few hours after remarks made by U.S. Secretary of Defense's new Leon Panetta on Friday confirmed that Iraq had agreed to the extension to the survival of U.S. forces is combat in Iraq beyond the end of the year 2011, while pointing out that the Pentagon has begun to discuss how the troop presence after confirmation of the Iraqi decision. The Iraqi political blocs have agreed during a meeting hosted by the Taliban in the second of the month August, the current government's mandate for talks for the survival of trained Americans until after the end of the year 2011. In the case reached the Iraqi government to agree on the survival of American forces for training purposes with the U.S. side, they will need parliament's approval on that, which is likely not to mind its members with the exception of the Vice- Sadrists, who announced the rejection of any U.S. presence after the end of the year, whether civilian or Delbomasea or military or consultant. Iraq has signed and the United States, in 2008, the Framework Agreement strategy to support the ministries and agencies of the Iraqi transition from the strategic partnership with the Republic of Iraq to the areas of economic and diplomatic cultural and security, based on the Strategic Framework Agreement and to reduce the number of reconstruction teams in the provinces, as well as provide an important sustainable rule of law, including police development program and the completion of the coordination and supervision and the report of the Fund of Iraq relief and reconstruction. Under the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of October The second of the year 2008 that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq no later than December 31 of 2011 current, and was withdrawn U.S. combat forces under the Convention of the cities, villages and towns of Iraq in June 30, 2009.
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