For Immediate Release
June 16, 2005
President to Welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari to the White House
The President will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari
to the White House on June 24, 2005. Prime Minister Ja'afari was
selected by the Transitional National Assembly to lead Iraq's first
democratically elected government in over fifty years. The President
and Prime Minster will discuss progress in the fielding of Iraqi
security forces, the Iraqi people's achievements in building a
democratic state, the status of the drafting of the new Iraqi
constitution, and ongoing cooperation on a range of bilateral,
regional, and international issues.
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