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Iraq rebuffs Iranian military training aid |
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Tuesday, 12 July 2005 |
United Press International
 Iraqi Defense Minister Sadoun Dulaimi has denied part of an agreement with Iran struck last week includes assistance in training the country's new military.
At a Baghdad news conference, Dulaimi denied Iranian Defense Minister Adm. Ali Shamkhani's claim Iran would provide training as part of a five-point memorandum of understanding.
He said the agreement did call for Iran to give $1 billion in reconstruction aid to the Iraqi government, some of which would go to the Defense Ministry.
Dulaimi said the new, year-old Iraqi army was satisfied with the training provided by the U.S. military, the Washington Post reported.
"When Iraqis are able to establish security, I will ask the multinational forces to leave," he said.
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