VP meets Obama, Biden at White House

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdulmahdi discussed bilateral relations with U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, according to a presidential release. “Vice President Abdulmahdi also took up developments in Iraq and the region as President Obama expressed a special interest in furthering Iraqi-U.S. relations, the success of the forthcoming legislative elections in the country and the formation of a new government as soon as possible,” read the release as received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The U.S. president also expressed full support for Iraq’s political process, commitment to withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in accordance with the status-of-forces agreement (SOFA) signed between the two countries and help to bring Iraqi out of the UN Charter’s Chapter VII,” it added. AmR (P) 2