Foreign troops withdrawal depends on Iraqi forces’ capabilities – VP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said on Thursday that the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq depends on the ability of the Iraqi armed forces, expressing hope with the improvement in the forces’ performance, according to a statement of al-Hashemi’s office. This came in his interview with the Azerbaijani news agency. Regarding the Turkish government’s cooperation with the federal or Kurdish governments to fight the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), al-Hashemi said “it is necessary to coordinate with all parties to render all plans aimed to stop the terrorist operations on the border regions a success.” “All parties concerned, including the U.S. administration, have realized good development in the field and a working team has been formed to run that file,” the vice president explained.   SH (P)/SR 1