Friday, September 21, 2012

Biden Places Call to Nouri al-Maliki


Vice President and Iraqi Prime Minister Discussed Regional Security and the Americans Killed in Libya

Vice President Biden today called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss a range of topics, including the recent high-level U.S. delegations to Iraq led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey, Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and others.  

The Vice President and the Prime Minister addressed issues of regional security, including the need to prevent any state from taking advantage of Iraq’s territory or air space to send weapons to Syria.  

Vice President Biden commended Prime Minister Maliki’s recent leadership, and that of his counterparts in the Kurdistan Regional Government, in seeking compromise to develop Iraq’s energy industry so that all of Iraq’s citizens may share in its benefits. 

The Prime Minister expressed condolences on the recent killing of four Americans in Libya. Both leaders reaffirmed that the long-term, strategic partnership between the U.S. and Iraq is an important source of stability in the region.

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