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Iraq FM: China offered military help
On Sunday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-jaafari said, that his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, has offered military help to Iraq, including air support, according to the Financial Times.Iraqi FM Ibrahim Jafari stated, that his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, has offered assistance to Iraq to defeat the ISIS group militants, though Beijing will not be involved in the US-led coalition. "Mr Wang said, our policy does not allow us to get involved in the international coalition. I welcomed this initiative. I told him…we are ready to deal with the coalition and also co-operate with other countries outside this coalition," Jafari said. According to the Financial Times, the conversation between the two ministers took place during the UN anti-terrorism meeting in New York last September when Beijing offered to help with air-support in the fight against ISIS. For the record, the Chinese also made a statement of support "for the efforts of the Iraqi government and its security forces to impose security and restore control over a number of Iraqi cities," back in June of this year. Posted by: Pappy 2014-12-15 |
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