Activation of the framework agreement between Baghdad and Washington, 5 years after the signing

Activation of the framework agreement between Baghdad and Washington, 5 years after the signing


28/09/2013


Since the signing of the strategic framework agreement between Iraq and the United States, about five years ago, has two governments to emphasize that the agreement constitutes the backbone of the relations of cooperation and wide in various fields.

and proved the importance attached by the two governments of Iraq and the U.S. to this Convention, and are opening the prospects in the meetings of officials from the two countries at high levels, including the three meetings held by the Higher Coordination Committee and the twenty-four meeting held by the coordinating committees involved in the areas of cooperation covered by the Convention which are many and varied and complex, as well as regular meetings of the working groups emanating from these committees. , for example but not limited to States hosted United last June meeting of the Military Committee Iraqi-American joint in the field of defense and security.

The meeting discussed issues such as border security, and military strategy of Iraq, and the participation of Iraqi forces in exercises joint regional, as stated in the statement issued by the spokesman's office and the U.S. State Department. preceded this meeting a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation and signed by the Minister of Defense Agency Saadoun al-Dulaimi with the U.S. Defense Department in December 2012. but observers noted that these meetings and memos did not translate into concrete results on the ground, especially in the field of security, which is experiencing parts of Iraq, the various escalation in bombings and attacks terrorist harvested the souls of innocent dozens almost every day. believes commentators that the United States has experienced can not be underestimated in the fight against the armed groups, particularly as she announced a "war on terror" waged for more than ten years, especially against al-Qaeda responsible for the majority of attacks terrorist attacks in Iraq.

Perhaps this is why the Vice President Khodair al Accompanied by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to meeting with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden in Washington. said the Iraqi Foreign Ministry that the research dealt activating the strategic framework agreement between the two countries, namely coordination in the fight against terrorism. Radio Free Iraq met with a member of the Security and Defense Committee in the House of Representatives from the Kurdistan Alliance Chuan Mohammed Taha, who approved the degradation of the security situation from day to day was going to say that the security establishment and defense lost its balance, "hence the need to develop relations with the regional countries and the developed countries in particular and that Iraq is affected directly affected by what happens in the surroundings regional levels.

agreed Chuan Mohamed Taha with the view that activating the agreements signed between Iraq and the United States pointing in particular to the weakness suffered by the security system in the field of intelligence as a nerve central in any security strategy.

pointed out a member of the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary that the United States apart from the strategic framework agreement signed between and between the Iraqi government bears a moral responsibility towards Iraq, because what happens in it remains linked to the outcome of the invasion and to enable the political forces and so any setback in the situation harm the reputation of the United States in international fora, as he put it. considered a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives for the coalition in Iraq Nada Jubouri The political crisis chronic in Iraq has sent signals raised U.S. concerns, accusing the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not serious in the implementation of the strategic framework agreement and selectivity by focusing on the purchase of aircraft, for example, while the agreement covers several other areas. predicted MP Nada Jubouri be important to convince the U.S. United to sell the Iraqi government what you want from the weapons difficult task about the regional situation interlaced and ignited the region, particularly in connection with the conflict in Syria and the economic embargo on Iran and interventions. , but the leader of the coalition of state law on the Keywords stressed that the interest of the United States to implement the strategic framework agreement and the development of cooperation with Baghdad on the basis that Iraq is an important figure in the region and could contribute to a major role in solving their problems.

explained Keywords that the government's position on what is happening in Syria is dictated by the interests of the state threatened by the risk of of al-Qaeda as described and expressed confidence that the United States understands this position does not want to see Iraq under the control of al-Qaeda. , a political analyst Ali al-Jubouri acknowledged the importance of the meetings between Iraqi officials and the Americans, but added that most of the meetings results in practice, and the results so far do not rise to the level of challenges, particularly the security of them facing Iraq and that the United States can be provide assistance effective in addressing them. says State Department said government purchases of Iraqi equipment, services and training programs for military forces and Iraqi security forces have increased so far fourteen billion dollars. and sales program of U.S. military in Iraq of the largest programs in the world. contributed in the file via radio Free Iraq in Baghdad Ghassan Ali

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