PM urges military cooperation with NATO

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on NATO to cooperate with his country in all military fields, according to a government statement. Following his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and his accompanying delegation, Maliki called on NATO countries to train Iraqi military personnel and to offer logistic support, according to the statement that was received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The recent provincial council elections have re-drawn the political map of the country and reflected the level of maturity that Iraqis have reached, the statement quoted Maliki as saying. SS (P) 1