The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have issued a statement for the press on the results of the Russian-Iraqi intergovernmental talks
"We have noted the interest of our Iraqi partners in resuming military and military-technical cooperation. These negotiations are already at the stage of practical contacts and I believe that full-scale negotiations may well be resumed."
Vladimir Putin From the statement for the press on the results of the Russian-Iraqi intergovernmental talks