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Communist party, IAF, dialogue bloc to vote to accept SOFA

November 27, 2008 - 11:57:04

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Communist party, the Iraqi Accord Front (IAF) and the National Dialogue bloc will vote to approve the U.S. troop withdrawal agreement also known as the status-of-forces agreement (SOFA), al-Iraqia satellite television said in a breaking news on Thursday.
“The parliamentary blocs have reached a final formula of the reform document to vote on the agreement during today’s session,” MP Abdul Kareem al-Sameraei, from the IAF, told Aswat al-Iraq.
The Iraqi cabinet has endorsed a controversial security pact with the United States by an overwhelming majority of 27 votes to 1.
The Iraqi and U.S. sides have been negotiating a long-term security deal throughout the past months. The pact should determine the legal framework for U.S. troop presence when a UN mandate expires at the end of 2008.

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