A crucial agreement between Iraq and the United States over America’s long-term military presence in Iraq may now be delayed.
Just two weeks ago, Baghdad and Washington told Al Jazeera that the Status of Forces Agreement, or Sofa, would be settled by the end of July.
And the US state department’s senior adviser on Iraq still says the agreement is on schedule.
David Satterfield told reporters from the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday that “we’re confident it can be achieved, and by the end of July deadline”.
“Your question may be, ‘well, what if you aren’t finished by then?’ We believe this is doable by the end of July, so does the Iraqi side.”
Satterfield’s comments came after reports that talks over the agreement on security relations had stalled due to Iraqi opposition.
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