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VOA NEWS: IRAQI PARLIAMENT MEMBERS DISCUSS US-IRAQ AGREEMENTS
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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June 5, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Dan Robinson
Two members of Iraq's parliament have testified before a congressional committee about future U.S. - Iraq relations. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, in their testimony, the two members of Iraq's Council of Representatives urged a delay in agreements being negotiated with the United States.
U.S. and Iraqi officials hope to conclude negotiations by the end of July on a framework accord defining a long-term bilateral security relationship, and a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) formalizing the basis for a U.S. troop presence after a United Nations mandate expires at the end of this year.
But this week, an Iraqi ...