The President of the Republic, Jalal Talabani, to continue their efforts to achieve the objectives of the task, particularly those related to national reconciliation, and the law of oil, and the Investment Law, and amendment of the law abolishing the Baath, in addition to other laws is now under discussion and the process of Alantha and submission to the Parliament.
He said President Talabani, during a meeting between His Excellency, President George Bush in Washington Friday 1-6-2007, "We also are committed to do our utmost to train the army and Iraqi security forces to replace gradually replace American forces and is responsible for maintaining security in the country."
there should be a collective leadership in Iraq in order to reach a solution to the question of the distribution of oil revenues in Iraq. It was also briefed by President Bush on what has been accomplished and what we have achieved in this regard. "
President of the Republic and added that the main enemy of the Iraqi people is the rule of terrorists and their collaborators.
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Pointing at the same time the existence of "armed groups take up arms against the government, and we are now negotiating with them to get them to participate in the political process"
Criticized President, the media in their coverage of events in Iraq, and said, "it focuses only on the negative aspects in Iraq, as it does not refer to the great achievements made in the country at the economic level and increase salaries, improve social life." However, His Excellency also pointed out some shortcomings in the work of universities and schools and hospitals in Iraq, along with other problems Iraqis trying to overcome, especially in the area of security.
He also reviewed his Excellency, the successes achieved during the past period on the political level and security, particularly in Kurdistan and the southern governorates.
So, President Talabani expressed his thanks and gratitude to President Bush and Congress and the American people to support the people and government of Iraq. And he said, "I am grateful to the Congress for its recent, and the resolution adopted during the administration of President Bill Clinton on the liberation of Iraq."And added, "Today we live way far better than we were in the past, and we are now faced with a common enemy and is not al-Qaeda, which is of course not the enemy of Iraq and the United States only, but for the entire year."
Meanwhile, the American president reiterated his country's commitment in assisting Iraq to achieve the goals of the task at the political level, there should be a unified government work for the benefit of the Iraqi people.
Pointed out that he had decided to send Ms. Megan O'Sullivan, one of his top aides in the White House, to Iraq to work with the American Ambassador Crocker to help the Iraqis.
And President Bush emphasized the need for success in Iraq, and said, "Sir, it is necessary to achieve success, because the failure in Iraq would lead to a threat to Americans and strengthen the enemies of a free Iraq."
The Bush quoted General David Petraeus on the "Al-Qaeda", which he described as the common enemy number one in Iraq. And he stressed the need not to allow the terrorist organization to take Iraq as a safe haven to him, expressing his confidence in achieving success.