Alien troops must leave Iraq–Asean
Posted by Mai on August 1st, 2007
The Manila Times Internet Edition
Alien troops must leave Iraq–Asean
In a move that frontally pits the leaders of Asean against the President and State Department of the United States, its oldest and most powerful ally and supporter, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iraq.
Asean said it was the way to bring back normality to the Civil War-wracked Arab country.
A joint communiqué of the foreign ministers at the end of their two-day 40th Asean Ministerial Meeting held at the Philippine International Convention Center, said they were deeply concerned over the continued instability in Iraq even if they reaffirmed their support for the US-backed Iraqi government and its efforts to ensure unity, security, stability, and prosperity in Iraq.
“Toward this end, we believe that the phased and calibrated withdrawal of foreign forces in Iraq, taking into account the conditions on the ground, will contribute towards bringing normalcy,†the foreign ministers said.
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