The US Reaffirms Its Strong And Solid Commitment To The Aspirations Of Iraqi Military To Build A Sophisticated System

BAGHDAD (NINA) - The United States affirmed its strong commitment to the aspirations of the Iraqi military establishment to build a sophisticated system. A statement of the Defense Ministry said “Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Othman al-Ghanmi met Wednesday with the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley the US ambassador and the commander of coalition forces in Iraq and Syria.” During the meeting, they discussed prospects for cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the United States in the military field. Al-Ghanmi said during the meeting that “our relationship with the United States is strong and firm and our meetings are ongoing with leaders and advisors in Iraq to discuss and coordinate support for the combat operations of the remaining remnants of ISIS terrorist, in addition to supporting the most important area, which is training and development of Iraqi forces according to the plan of the Ministry of Defense and the army chief of staff (long-term) in order to rebuild and organize all parts of the Iraqi army and items in cooperation with the coalition forces. " "We are keen to equip and arming the Iraqi army with modern and sophisticated weapons and equipment," he added. For his part, General Mark A. Milley expressed his delight at this meeting, which stresses the continuation of cooperation and partnership between the two sides, praising the heroic role of the Iraqi armed forces that confronted terrorism and managed to defeat and expel it from Iraq, stressing the firm and strong and solid commitment of the United States to the aspirations of the Iraqi military establishment to build a sophisticated system./ End