US, Iraqi officials talk relations after troops drawdown
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Xinhua, October 30, 2011
U.S. National Security Advisor Tom Donilon on Saturday held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Falah al-Fayyadh to discuss relationship between the two countries after the U.S. side pulls out its forces in Iraq by end of the year.
According to a White House statement, Donilon and al-Fayyadh met at the White House and "reaffirmed the common vision of a broad, deep strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq as embodied in the Strategic Framework Agreement."
The White House said the two held a "far-reaching discussion of the elements of a fully normalized relationship between Iraq and the United States," discussing education, investment, and security.
It said they were committed to develop additional mechanisms to establish a continuous strategic dialogue between the United States and Iraq.
After speaking with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Oct. 21 that all U.S. troops stationed in Iraq will pull out of that country by the end of this year, and the Iraq War will be over.
Obama said after U.S. troops are pulled out from Iraq, the relationship between the two countries will be "one normal relationship between sovereign nations," and he will be welcoming Maliki to the White House for a visit in December.
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