A senior US official confirms: We are committed to the strategic agreement, and we will not take Ira

[size=52]A senior US official confirms: We are committed to the strategic agreement, and we will not take Iraq as a starting point against others[/size]

[size=45]On Sunday, the US National Security Council's coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, confirmed Washington's commitment to the strategic agreement with Baghdad, and not to use Iraq as a launching pad to strike neighboring countries.[/size]
[size=45]The media office of the National Security Adviser, Qassem al-Araji, said in a statement that the latter received McGurk and his accompanying delegation today in his office in Baghdad, in the presence of the American ambassador in Baghdad, Matthew Tueller, and the two sides reviewed the security and political situation in Iraq and the region, and discussed the latest developments at the regional and international levels. .[/size]
[size=45]McGurk said during the meeting, that the United States of America is committed to the outcomes of the strategic framework with Iraq, stressing that his country, according to the agreement, will not use Iraq's sky, land and water as a launching pad to attack neighboring countries.[/size]
[size=45]He reiterated his country's support for strengthening Iraqi capabilities in the face of terrorism, noting that the United States does not pose any threat to any country, and that the common enemy is the terrorist organization ISIS.[/size]
[size=45]McGurk pointed out that "the strategic interest of the United States lies in a strong, sovereign Iraqi government and a strong Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Al-Araji indicated that dialogue with others is important, and that the Iraqi government is working with everyone, stressing that the truce is in the interest of the country, and that Iraq seeks to bypass the stage and move towards consolidating its security and stability and strengthening its capabilities in all fields.[/size]
[size=45]Earlier today, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed that Iraq will witness the withdrawal of the combat forces of the international coalition within days, noting that Iraq is recovering.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi said in his speech on the occasion of the centenary of the modern Iraqi state, "In a few days, we will witness the withdrawal of all combat forces of the international coalition from Iraq within the scope of the strategic agreement with the American side, and its role will be in the areas of advice, as an indication of the ability of the Iraqi forces of all kinds to preserve the security of Iraq and the stability of its people." And its continuous development in this field.”[/size]
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