Maliki confirms the need for Iraq to cooperate with America in the military field and the last show a willingness

by **Ponee** Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:28 pm

07/25/2014

Maliki confirms the need for Iraq to cooperate with America in the military field and the last show a willingness 804211570

Tomorrow's Press / BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Thursday, that Iraq needs more U.S. cooperation in the military sphere and armaments, as expressed commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Lloyd Austin United States is ready to support Iraq as it needs to Antsaraly Daash and terrorism.
He said al-Maliki said in a statement issued after a meeting at his office today, the official, Gen. Lloyd Austin the commander of U.S. Central Command, "on the need for more cooperation and coordination between the two sides of the Iraqi and the U.S. in the military sphere and armaments."

He stressed "the need to create a system of self-sufficiency in training and development as well as in the field of maintenance and repair mechanisms that are exposed to the bug inside Iraq," calling to "accelerate the pace of cooperation in this area."

For his part, Gen. Austin need to "intensify cooperation in the field of training, equipping and providing the necessary expertise and commitment to do so," declaring "the United States is ready to support Iraq as it needs to defeat terrorism."

The Iraq and the United States share a strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries in 2008, which obliges Washington equip Iraq with weapons and military equipment that are needed, as well as training and strengthening the Iraqi army. http://goo.gl/M9V1E5