The Vice
President spoke today with Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to
discuss the campaign to liberate Mosul and the broader campaign to
defeat ISIL in Iraq. The Vice President commended
Iraqi Security Forces for their battlefield successes against ISIL and
pledged continued U.S. support pursuant to our Strategic Framework
Agreement. He also extended condolences to the families of those killed
in the battle to liberate Mosul and wished a
speedy recovery to the wounded. He also commended the close ongoing
cooperation between the Iraqi Security Forces and Kurdish Peshmerga. The
Vice President reaffirmed U.S. respect for Iraq's territorial integrity
and sovereignty. He also underscored the importance
to U.S. interests of building on the successful U.S.-Iraq partnership
in the years ahead to protect strategic gains and to ensure Iraq's
lasting stability.
Source: The White House, Office of the Vice President
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