2024-01-26T04:51:39+00:00
A-
A
A+
/ The Russian President’s Special Envoy for the Syrian Settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev, stated that Iraq informed the Russian side of the United States’ readiness to withdraw its forces from Iraq.
The question now is how long it will take and how the withdrawal of US troops will take place, Lavrentiev told Novosti.
“Our Iraqi colleagues informed us about this matter, and they informed us that the US ambassador in Baghdad announced his country’s readiness to implement this measure – to meet the request of the Iraqi side, which was confirmed by a parliamentary decision. For my part, I asked our Iraqi friends in particular whether their request was rejected, and they answered that the United States agreed,” he added.
According to the Russian envoy, the Iraqi side confirmed that it is ready to maintain order throughout Iraq practically, and does not need external military support.
As for the US withdrawal, Lavrentiev said: “It can happen within a month or two, as happened in Afghanistan, or it can extend for years, and it can be done in a way that military units are withdrawn and security forces from private companies are deployed in their place. Thus, it will appear that there are no foreign military units, but there will be a foreign military presence.”