SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 / AUGUST 2011 13:22
Twilight News / Iraqi government required, Saturday, the training of security forces and the Iraqi military by the U.S. counterpart to conduct formal negotiations with the U.S. side.
He said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in a statement received ( Twilight News ) a copy of it, "The meeting of political blocs, the latter acknowledged the need to train the security forces and the Iraqi military," noting that "any formal negotiations with the U.S. side did not start yet to determine the type and duration and number of forces required training. "
The Iraqi political blocs have authorized the government at the beginning of August to the start of talks with Washington to discuss the issue of training Iraqi forces until after the withdrawal date, without specifying the number of these coaches.
The U.S. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta announced the approval of the Iraqi government to extend the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond 2011, while the Iraqi government denied what he said U.S. Defence Secretary.
Dabbagh said "Satorteuraly light of the negotiations to be held with the American side the need for training forces in Iraq or not."
Be noted that the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November of 2008, stipulates that the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq no later than December 31 of 2011 current, and still the U.S. military published about 47 thousand soldiers in Iraq.
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