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09-28-2005, 10:03 AM
U.S. Hails NATO Training Center for Iraqi Military
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The United States hailed the launch of a new NATO training center for Iraqi forces on Sept. 27, saying the alliance had a key role to play in the insurgency-wracked nation.
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer inaugurated the headquarters of a training mission and a military academy in Iraq on Tuesday, the alliance’s first cooperative venture in the country.
”The United States and NATO are committed to supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Iraq,” deputy U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said as he congratulated Iraq and NATO on the opening of the center outside of Baghdad.
Since last year, the North Atlantic Treaty organization has helped train hundreds of Iraqi officers who lead the embattled country’s security forces.
”This new center, which will train the next generation of Iraq’s military leaders, demonstrates the important role the alliance can play in support of this goal,” Ereli said.
The US-led coalition wants local Iraqi forces to gradually take over responsibility for security, allowing for the withdrawal of the foreign forces, although the plans have been complicated by Iraq’s raging insurgency.
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By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The United States hailed the launch of a new NATO training center for Iraqi forces on Sept. 27, saying the alliance had a key role to play in the insurgency-wracked nation.
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer inaugurated the headquarters of a training mission and a military academy in Iraq on Tuesday, the alliance’s first cooperative venture in the country.
”The United States and NATO are committed to supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Iraq,” deputy U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said as he congratulated Iraq and NATO on the opening of the center outside of Baghdad.
Since last year, the North Atlantic Treaty organization has helped train hundreds of Iraqi officers who lead the embattled country’s security forces.
”This new center, which will train the next generation of Iraq’s military leaders, demonstrates the important role the alliance can play in support of this goal,” Ereli said.
The US-led coalition wants local Iraqi forces to gradually take over responsibility for security, allowing for the withdrawal of the foreign forces, although the plans have been complicated by Iraq’s raging insurgency.
For the full text, go to:
http://defensenews.com/story.php?F=1140403&C=america