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Biden affirms to Barzani US commitment to Iraq
21/3/2014 14:30:00
US Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, reaffirming the US commitment to Iraq, it was announced here Thursday.
The Office of the Vice President said in a statement that during the call, Biden extended a Happy Nowruz to the Kurdish people in the region on behalf of the US.
Biden "further reaffirmed that the United States remains committed to Iraq and to all Iraqi citizens as they strive to build a state consistent with the Iraqi constitution and its vision of a democratic, federal, pluralistic, and united Iraq." "The United States continues to emphasize the importance of the general elections to be held on April 30, and the right of all Iraqi citizens to hold their representatives accountable at the ballot box," the statement affirmed.
The US also remains committed "to facilitating a framework agreement on the management of Iraq's hydrocarbon sector consistent with the Iraqi Constitution.
" "The Vice President noted the decision by the Kurdistan Regional Government to begin exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline pursuant to existing arrangements with the Government of Iraq, pending a more permanent resolution of these difficult issues," the statement noted.
It affirmed that the US "will continue to serve as a neutral broker with all sides as talks accelerate in the coming weeks."
Source: KUNA
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21/3/2014 14:30:00
US Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, reaffirming the US commitment to Iraq, it was announced here Thursday.
The Office of the Vice President said in a statement that during the call, Biden extended a Happy Nowruz to the Kurdish people in the region on behalf of the US.
Biden "further reaffirmed that the United States remains committed to Iraq and to all Iraqi citizens as they strive to build a state consistent with the Iraqi constitution and its vision of a democratic, federal, pluralistic, and united Iraq." "The United States continues to emphasize the importance of the general elections to be held on April 30, and the right of all Iraqi citizens to hold their representatives accountable at the ballot box," the statement affirmed.
The US also remains committed "to facilitating a framework agreement on the management of Iraq's hydrocarbon sector consistent with the Iraqi Constitution.
" "The Vice President noted the decision by the Kurdistan Regional Government to begin exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline pursuant to existing arrangements with the Government of Iraq, pending a more permanent resolution of these difficult issues," the statement noted.
It affirmed that the US "will continue to serve as a neutral broker with all sides as talks accelerate in the coming weeks."
Source: KUNA
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