Biden commended the adoption of the election law, days after his meeting with Maliki

Biden commended the adoption of the election law, days after his meeting with Maliki



{Baghdad: Euphrates News} praised the U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Iraq's approval of legislation that regulate its upcoming elections, saying it was "strengthen democracy in the country, even in the face of growing terrorism."




The newspaper quoted {Washington Post} U.S. for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as saying on Tuesday that "this step remind the world that Iraq's leaders are committed to consensus and progress." and in between the statement seen by Agency {Euphrates News} that "the United States will work to ensure the functioning of elections is fine and that the results are reflective of the Iraqi people. " The House voted in its thirty-third session, which was held under the chairmanship of Osama Najafi, head of the House of Representatives and the presence of 222 deputies Monday day on 04/11/2013, on the proposed law on elections of the House of Representatives and raise its to 14 this month after extensive meetings and debates and differences in opinion by members and heads of parliamentary blocs on the approval. The president of the electoral administration Mekdad Sharifi for receiving the Commission decreed a decree specifying the date for the election of the Iraqi parliament. said Sharifi said "Presidential Decree No. 346 on the fourth of October The second current and issued by the Presidency of the Republic select the thirtieth of April of next year 2014 as the date to hold the election of the Iraqi parliament. It should be noted that the date of the parliamentary elections determined by the Presidency of the Republic in accordance with the electoral law. Prime Minister General Commander of the Armed Forces had discussed last week during a visit to Washington with U.S. Vice President Biden, the development of relations between Iraq and the United States and ways of enhancing them in all fields in light of the Conventions of the strategic framework and security cooperation الموقعتين between Maliki and former U.S. president George W. Bush in Baghdad in 2008. stressed Biden during the meeting that his country is keen to expand cooperation with Iraq and support for his government's efforts in the fight against terrorism and achieve security and stability in the country. revealed a U.S. official through the media that "Iraq has asked Systems arms U.S. The Washington agreed to it," he said, adding that "the Iraqi forces are unable to deal with the base effectively, so You must provide weapons to the Iraqis to fight terrorist networks effectively. " said the U.S. official that "the delivery of fighter jets F-16s for Iraq goes as planned in the autumn and that Iraq was deposited newly installments of about $ 650 million on aircraft." Iraq had signed a contract with the U.S. last year to buy his second fighter F-16, which includes 18 aircraft as part of a deal to buy 36 fighter of this class to rebuild his weapon air. Iraq has now a wave of attacks escalating since last April, which killed about 600 Iraqis since the beginning of this month, and the deaths of more than 5350 people since the beginning of the year 2013. ended M

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