Al-Araji and Tueller assert the date of US troops withdrawal from Iraq

INA - Baghdad

National Security Adviser Qassim Al-Araji met US Ambassador to Baghdad Matthew Tueller, on Tuesday.

Al-Araji and Tueller discussed the results of Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, the latest developments in the political and security situation in Iraq and the region, as well as the relationship between the two countries and ways to strengthen it in all aspects, said the media office of the National Security Adviser in a statement, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA). 

The US ambassador indicated that "Baghdad conference left a good impression on the countries, congratulating this achievement and its outcomes, indicating that Iraq has “an important role in the security of the region,”stressing his country's commitment to a long-term relationship with Iraq.

For his part, Al-Araji stressed that "the relationship with the US is a long-term partnership and is not limited only to the security file, but in all fields," asserting that "the two sides agreed that the date of December 31, 2021 will be the last date for the withdrawal of combating forces from Iraq,”

"The mission will move to a non-combat mission, and that the United States will continue to support the Iraqi security forces, to ensure that they are able to confront any threat,” said Tueller.