Army Chief Of Staff Meets His Australian Counterpart

BAGHDAD / NINA / Acting Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Othman al-Ghanimi discussed with his Australian counterpart, Gen. Angus Campbell ways of military cooperation between the two countries and increasing the international support for Iraq, especially from the Australian side, and the possibility of increasing the number of air strikes against Daash terrorist gangs. According to a statement of the Ministry of Defence today, "Ghanimi received in his office at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense his Australian counterpart, where the Army Chief of Staff stressed that Iraq represents a spearhead in the confrontation with terrorism on behalf of the world." For his part, Campbell confirmed that "Australia stands with Iraq in its war against terrorism in all fields, especially training" / end