Maliki put pressure on America to accelerate the delivery of arms
Maliki put pressure on America to accelerate the delivery of arms
10/20/2012 (17:55 pm)
translation term during a meeting with a senior U.S. official in the U.S. Defense Department on Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki the United States to speed up delivery of weapons that had already contracted between the two countries in order to help in arming the Iraqi army. The claim during the talks the Prime Minister with the Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in Baghdad, according to a statement to the Prime Minister’s Office. Maliki said Iraq needs to strengthen its defenses in order to protect its security and national sovereignty, and to pursue terrorist groups that continue to threaten the stability of the country after more than nine years on the U.S. invasion. Carter visited the Iraqi capital during a tour of the Middle East, including U.S. allies Kuwait and Qatar, also included a visit to Baghdad to hold talks with Acting Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi. Previously that Iraq has agreed to buy a number of American-made weapons, including tanks and F-16s in order to rebuild his army and updated. In a statement the spokesman said Btzm Pentagon George Little said Carter took advantage of his trip first to Iraq as deputy defense minister in the emphasis on the role of Iraq in ensuring the stability of the region, where he said that “cooperation on strategic issues common is much better than before.” left last pieces American Iraq on 18 December 2011 commitment to the date of the planned withdrawal of the security agreement for the year 2008. The United States hopes to sustain its military presence in Iraq after that date, but Washington was unable to reach a deal with the Iraqis on legal matters and immunity for U.S. troops. Remained in Iraq a few military Americans as an arm of the U.S. Embassy as they are responsible for facilitating Iraq’s procurement of weapons in addition to training Iraqis on how to use and maintain the weapons. rushed Baghdad just days after a meeting Maliki Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, said that Iraq is open to build its military and security relations with Russia. During his visit to the Russian capital, Maliki said that Iraq looks to buy arms from Russia valued at more than four billion dollars, including helicopter gunships and air defense missiles. Russia was the main supplier of weapons to Saddam Hussein’s regime. Last week, Iraq agreed to buy 28 Czech-made aircraft in a deal worth one billion dollars. : Associated Press
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