Deputy premier meets military commander

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Rafia al-Issawi discussed on Tuesday with a commander of the U.S. 1st Armored Division in Baghdad and Anbar the importance of the U.S. commitment to withdraw from the country, according to a statement of his office. “This came during his meeting with Major General Terry A. Wolff in Baghdad,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “The two tackled ways to foster cooperation and to exchange intelligence information between the two countries,” it added. SH (P) 1