Kadhimi says has agreed with Trump on timing of US withdrawal
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said he had reached an agreement with US President Donald Trump on the timetable for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
"The results of the meeting with Donald Trump were positive and to the satisfaction of both parties, and we reached important understandings," al-Kadhimi told Al-Iraqiya state television on Saturday, according to Al-Malumeh.
The Iraqi Prime Minister added: "In the meeting with Trump, we reached an agreement on the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, and I also conveyed the demands of the Iraqi people to him."
Al-Kadhimi concluded: "After the formation of a joint technical delegation, the timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and their transfer outside our country will be set."
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