Al-Araji: Iraq is keen to benefit from global expertise to develop its security forces

Baghdad-INA
 
The National Security Adviser, Qassim Al-Araji, confirmed on Thursday, that Iraq is keen to benefit from global expertise to develop the capabilities of its security forces.
 
Al-Araji's media office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the National Security Adviser, Qassim Al-Araji, met the deputy commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, General Donald Peves, as during the meeting, the previous phase of the work of the NATO mission in Iraq was evaluated, and the efforts of The Ministries of Defense and Interior, within the framework of benefiting from international expertise were discussed.
Al-Araji stressed, according to the statement, that "Iraq is keen to benefit from global expertise to develop the capabilities of its security forces, including the army, police and other security agencies, to improve the performance of the military and security establishment and carry out its tasks with high professionalism."
 
He pointed out that cooperation with the NATO mission in Iraq began in 2004, and our security forces of all kinds have gained great experience to develop their work in the field of combating terrorism and extremism.