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