US-Iraq strategic talks launched with increasing national, regional support
Iraq has begun a strategic dialogue with the United States that promises to shape various aspects of the two countries' relationship.
The strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States opened at 9 a.m. Eastern time on June 11 and continued for two hours. The first meeting in the series covered four major topics.
The first was a security discussion led by the head of the US delegation, David Hale, undersecretary of state for political affairs. Representatives of the US Department of Defense also participated in the meeting, expressing their concerns about threats against US troops in Iraq.
