Thursday, April 7, 2011

Maliki meets with the leaders of the defense before his meeting with (Gates)

 Gates Visits Iraq, Says Some US Troops May Stay ...
April 7, 2011
Maliki meets with the leaders of the defense before his meeting with (Gates)
Baghdad (news) .. started before the afternoon meeting between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and leaders of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, such as the upcoming meeting to be held this afternoon between the overall commander of the armed and the Minister of Defense. A source in the ministry (of the Agency news) on Thursday : Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met with the leaders of the Iraqi Defense Ministry, and based on the ability of the security forces on filling the vacuum after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country end of the year according to the agreement (SOFA).
The source added: It is hoped that, after this afternoon to hold al-Maliki and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi forces dealing with the possibility of filling the void its U.S. counterpart, as well as the impact of the political situation on the country's security.
The U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad yesterday for an unannounced visit to meet a number of Iraqi officials and the Americans, to discuss preparations for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by end of this year.
A source in the prime minister in an earlier statement (for news): Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki received a phone call from U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and focused dialogue on the developments of the current events in the region and bilateral issues, the two countries.
The source added that the two sides discussed prospects of joint cooperation between Iraq and the United States after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
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