Biden to meet Talabani.US Vice President Joe Biden This article is about the United States Senator from Delaware, for other uses of the name, see Biden. Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. paid a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday marking his third trip to the country this year to hold talks with senior Iraqi officials and to meet American troops. Biden has been assigned by US President Barack Obama to oversee the US administration's policy towards Iraq as well as the scheduled US troops withdrawal from the country by August next year. In an earlier statement the White House said that Biden will meet President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki and other senior leaders in Iraq including President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani Massoud Barzani (Kurdish: مهسعوود بارزانی . The statement added that the US vice president is also meeting representatives from the United Nations mission in Iraq and that he will convey the strong US commitment to Iraq's future and national unity. On 4 July, Biden visited Iraq on American Independence Day to meet the troops and hold talks with Iraqi official. Copyright SOMA Digest Digest: see Corpus Juris Civilis. (1) A compilation of all the traffic on a news group or mailing list. Digests can be daily or weekly. (2) Any compilation or summary. . All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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