Larijnai says plebiscite on SOFA “wise step”

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani on Saturday described the holding of a referendum on the U.S. troop withdrawal agreement as a “wise step.” “The decision made by Iraqi parliamentarians with regards to the holding of a referendum on the agreement is a wise step,” the official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Larijani as saying. On Thursday, the Iraqi Parliament approved the security pact with the United States, also known as the Status-of-Forces Agreement (SOFA), with a majority of 149 votes to 35. SS (P) 1