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Biden arrives in Arbil to meet Barzani
How exciting for all involved.
ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden arrived in Arbil on Wednesday to meet with President of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, according to the president's media advisor.

"Biden arrived in Arbil on Wednesday (Sept. 1) and was received by Interior Minister Karim Senjari and Head of Foreign Relations Department in Kurdistan, Falah Mustapha," Faisal al-Dabbagh told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

"The American official will meet with President Barzani to discuss the formation of the new government and the latest developments after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq," he added.

Biden had arrived in Baghdad on Monday (Aug. 30) on the occasion of the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops in accordance with the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington on December 31, 2008.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-09-02
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