WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has confirmed its plans to further decrease the number of servicemen deployed to Iraq, the joint statement of the governments of the United States and Iraq said.
Ahead of the talks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasised that the US and Iraq need a strategic partnership to move forward and reap mutual benefits.
On 5 January, the Iraqi parliament approved a resolution that demanded the immediate and complete withdrawal of foreign troops from the country. The resolution was approved after the United States killed Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi Shia militia group commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis near Baghdad. Members of parliament concluded that the US action violated Iraq’s sovereignty.
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