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Thu, 12/18/2014 - 09:44
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Biden, Barzani Discuss Security Developments In Iraq

BAGHDAD / NINA / US Vice President, Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation, discussed with President of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, security developments in Iraq. According to a White House statement cited that "the two sides stressed the importance of continued cooperation between the province and the central government to enhance communication between the components of the Iraqi society and the Iraqi leadership." Biden praised "the efforts of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi forces in countering the Islamic State (IS)" asserting the continued US support for the Kurdish community and the security of Iraq as a whole. " Biden, according to the statement, discussed "the issue of the introduce US legislations to cancel some of the restrictions imposed by the immigration system to allow Iraqi Kurds to visit the United States." ./ End

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