Visit to Iraq by NATO Secretary General

  • 09 Apr. 2009 -
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  • Press Release (2009) 054
  • Issued on 09 Apr. 2009
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  • Last updated: 27 Apr. 2009 10:57

On 8-9 April, NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, accompanied by NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General James Mattis, visited Iraq.

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki during the visit of the NATO Secretary General to Iraq on 8-9 January 2009

The NATO Secretary General with Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (EPA/VPM)

The Secretary General met with the Iraqi President Talabani, Prime Minister Maliki and other high ranking officials.

Mr De Hoop Scheffer signed with the Iraqi authorities a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further strengthen and facilitate the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I).

The Secretary General visited premises devoted to the training of Iraqi security forces.