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Iraq to sign long term agreement with U.S.
next July
9.1.2008
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January
9, 2008
Baghdad, -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar
Zebari said that Iraqi will ink a long term
security, political and economic agreement with the
U.S. in mid July 2008, highlighting that Syria and
Iran have played a role in improving the security
condition in the country.
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat international
newspaper in Cairo, the top Iraqi diplomat said "The
Iraqi government prioritize "the important and
crucial" negotiations with the U.S. administration,www.ekurd.net
to be concluded next
July, on the future of relations between the two
countries."
"Relations with the U.S. will be interpreted in a
declaration of principles of a long distance
friendship and cooperation agreement," Zebari
explained.
"We will go through bilateral talks with the
American side to reach into a political, economic
and security agreement," he noted. |
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari |
On Arming the Iraqi forces, he said "there are no
obstacles or direct interference could prevent the
U.S. from arming Iraqis," asserting that Iraqi
forces' capabilities are now better than before.
"Iraq has enough money now to buy the state of the
art weapons for the army, but the way still long and
we can add two more military divisions to the
10-division army," he also said.
"Despite the current crisis in the government, it is
still able to face the challenges," the diplomat
told the newspaper.
Regarding the Arab role in Iraq, the minister said
"this year will witness a bigger Egyptian and Arab
role in Iraq."
He described ties with Syria as good "there are
reciprocal visits and steps taken by the Syrian
authorities to prevent infiltrators."
"There are daily talks with Iran on oil, economic
and commercial levels as well as religious visit;
2500 Iranians head for holy places in Najaf and
Karbala," the official explained.
"The increase in the number of U.S. forces combating
"terrorism and al-Qaeda" and the improvement in
Iraqi forces' performance led to the improvement in
the security conditions," Zebari continued.
VOI
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