At the head of the delegation of senior government .. October 28-Maliki's visit to the United States

10/06/2013 18:01


Talks between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on the situation in the region, especially the Syrian crisis


BAGHDAD / obelisk: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on 28 October at the head of a large government delegation visited the United States for talks with U.S. officials over the security file in Iraq and the Syrian crisis, in addition to the issues contained in the strategic framework agreement between the two countries.

He said media adviser to Prime Minister Ali al-Moussawi, said that the talks between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and U.S. President Barack Obama during the visit will focus on the situation in the region, especially the Syrian crisis and discuss the Iraqi initiative, which calls for a peaceful solution and an immediate cease-fire.

He said al-Moussawi, the U.S. administration began to realize very well that Iraq is a party is able to find a real and realistic exit to the Syrian crisis and positively ستتعاطى with mandated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Baghdad contact the parties to the Syrian crisis.

Moussawi pointed out that the Iraqi efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis through diplomacy where the interests of Iraq first, because the continuation of the situation as it is now will lead to more complexity and deterioration of security in the region.

He denied media adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister strongly what some of the media, a few days ago, the refusal of U.S. President interview Maliki, confirmed that the prime minister, "apologized since the beginning of this year for failure to meet the invitations similar cables to visit the United States," he said, adding that the call is from President Obama .

And the position of Washington renew the mandate of al-Maliki for the third time, Moussawi said that this is an internal affair looking between the Iraqi parties only, is not entitled to an external party to intervene in it, and rumors about the reason for the visit is to get the support of U.S. for a third term just perceptions and speculation political parties wary of this visit.

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari revealed on 19 August last year that al-Maliki will visit the United States in the near future, likely to be a visit in September to discuss bilateral relations within the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries and cooperation in the field of armament and the fight against terrorism, as well as the latest developments in the region, mainly the Syrian crisis.


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