The coordination framework talks about additional negotiations for the American withdrawal
The coordination framework talks about additional negotiations for the American withdrawal
05-04-2024
The coordination framework, which brings together the Shiite political forces, revealed Friday (May 3, 2024), the imminent launch of a new negotiating round with Washington to withdraw its forces from Iraq, after long and repeated months of negotiation talks and meetings, most notably the Sudanese visit to Washington and the meeting with Biden, which was not resolved. The issue of ending the presence of the international coalition.
The leader of the framework, Ali Al-Zubaidi, said in a press interview, “There is no procrastination by the Iraqi government regarding the issue of removing American forces from Iraq. Rather, there is governmental, parliamentary, political and even popular determination and determination to resolve this issue quickly without any procrastination.”
Al-Zubaidi stated, “The coming days will witness a new round of dialogue between Baghdad and Washington regarding the file of removing American forces, as well as ending the tasks of the international coalition led by the United States of America. This file has priority for the coordination framework and the government.”
Despite the announcement that ending the international coalition’s mission in Iraq was one of the most important axes of Sudanese’s visit to Washington, which took place in mid-April, the bulk of the talks, discussions, and signed memorandums of understanding focused on creating or moving the relationship from the security aspect to other development aspects, but it did not It includes ending security cooperation completely, while American statements deny any talk or intention to completely withdraw from Iraq.
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