Iraq Parliament To Debate U.S. Troop Extension
Baghdad, Nov 25, (VOI) – Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari said on Sunday that a request for a Multi-National Force (MNF) troop extension in Iraq will be submitted to the Iraqi parliament for consideration.
“This will be the last request for troop extension…It will not be presented to the UN Security Council prior to its submission to the Iraqi parliament for deliberation,” the minister said in statements to the press ahead of today’s parliamentary session.
The parliament objected to repeated requests from the Iraqi government for the coalition forces to extend their presence in Iraq, without its prior consent.
Zibari, alongside Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, were invited to attend the parliamentary session on Sunday during which the principles of friendship and cooperation between Iraq and the United States will be declared.
According to Zibari, the declaration does not indicate an approval of the troop extension. “The request for troop extension will be submitted to the parliament later,” the minister said, providing no further details of the date set for the deliberation.
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