The White House, President George W. Bush Click to print this document

For Immediate Release
November 21, 2006

Joint Statement by the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq

We are pleased to announce that we will meet in Amman, Jordan, on November 29-30 to continue our consultations on building security and stability in Iraq. We will focus our discussion on current developments in Iraq, progress made to date in the deliberations of the high-level Joint Committee on Transferring Security Responsibility, and the role of the region in supporting Iraq. We would like to express our gratitude to His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who has graciously offered to host our consultations. We look forward to meeting with His Majesty in Amman.

We reiterate our common commitment to building the foundations of a peaceful, democratic, secure, and unified Iraq, and to strengthening the partnership between our two nations.

# # #


Return to this article at:
/news/releases/2006/11/20061121-4.html

Click to print this document