Saturday, January 07, 2006
British RhetIraq: Troop Withdrawls to Begin in Months
Who: Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary
Source: China Daily
Quotes: From article titled, "British withdrawal from Iraq to start within months - Straw"
Visiting Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said it was hoped Britain's 8,000 troops would start to withdraw from Iraq in a matter of months.
"In practice, what we hope to see is a gradual phased draw-down of British troops starting, not with Basra, but with one or two of the other provinces in our area," Straw told AFP.
The phased withdrawal will start "as and when the Iraqis are satisfied that their own forces can cope completely with the responsibility," he added following talks with Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari and President Jalal Talabani.
"It's going to be a matter of months," he added Saturday.
Source: China Daily
Quotes: From article titled, "British withdrawal from Iraq to start within months - Straw"
Visiting Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said it was hoped Britain's 8,000 troops would start to withdraw from Iraq in a matter of months.
"In practice, what we hope to see is a gradual phased draw-down of British troops starting, not with Basra, but with one or two of the other provinces in our area," Straw told AFP.
The phased withdrawal will start "as and when the Iraqis are satisfied that their own forces can cope completely with the responsibility," he added following talks with Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari and President Jalal Talabani.
"It's going to be a matter of months," he added Saturday.
