Русская версияIraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says Baghdad and Washington
are very close to reaching an agreement to extend the presence of
US troops in the country beyond the end of this year.
The deal
would replace a United Nations Security Council mandate for US
forces to operate in the country, which expires in December. Zebari
was speaking following a meeting with US Secretary of State
Condoleeza Rice, who was in Baghdad on an unannounced visit. Zebari
also said that the agreement would be temporary and would include
what he described as "time horizons" for the withdrawal of US
troops from Iraq.
(Deutsche Welle)
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