Iraq is against foreign troops on its territoryIraq has never asked for foreign troops to be sent in and is strongly against the presence of foreign military forces and bases on its territory, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told the RT news channel Monday."The question of sending troops in was discussed several times and we were very frank and stated clearly that we are completely against the deployment of foreign troops on our territory, as it can cause justifiable fears and concerns among the Iraqi population," the foreign minister noted.According to Jaafari, Iraq is currently building up its own military forces.
Iraq has never asked for foreign troops to be sent in and is strongly against the presence of foreign military forces and bases on its territory, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told the RT news channel Monday."The question of sending troops in was discussed several times and we were very frank and stated clearly that we are completely against the deployment of foreign troops on our territory, as it can cause justifiable fears and concerns among the Iraqi population," the foreign minister noted.According to Jaafari, Iraq is currently building up its own military forces.
