Iraqi Chief of Staff, U.S. commander discuss pact

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Chief of Staff, Babakir Zebari, on Tuesday received in his office in Baghdad a U.S. army general, and discussed mechanisms to execute the Iraqi-U.S security pact, according to a release issued by the Iraqi Defense Ministry. “The meeting embraced discussions about the necessity to put combined formulas and mechanisms to execute the pact,” said the release that was received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The meeting also tackled “The Higher Joint Operations Committee related to the pact,” it added. MH (P) / SS 1