Zebari, Crocker sign pact “initially”

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and U.S. ambassador in Baghdad Ryan Crocker on Monday signed “initially” the long-term security pact, also known as the status-of-forces agreement (SOFA), according to the official al-Iraqiya TV. The Iraqi government had approved on Sunday the SOFA deal with an overwhelming majority of 27 votes to 1. AmR (P) 1