国际英语资讯:Iraqi PM meets U.S. Senate delegation in Baghdad
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 24-- <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Adel">Adel</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Tammy">Tammy</span> <span word="Duckworth">Duckworth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span> <span word="Mahdi">Mahdi</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Duckworth">Duckworth</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Johnny">Johnny</span> <span word="Isakson">Isakson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exerting">exerting</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="Guards">Guards</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> (<span word="IRGC">IRGC</span>) <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> 5,000 <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advising">advising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="raids">raids</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p>
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