Business Recorder - World - Middle East https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:30:22 +0500 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:30:22 +0500 60 Biden in Baghdad to meet Maliki https://www.brecorder.com/news/1059/biden-in-baghdad-to-meet-maliki <p class="MsoPlainText"><img style="margin-right: 10px; float: left;" alt="biden_Maliki_400" src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/pics2010/biden_Maliki_400.jpg" width="400" height="247" />BAGHDAD: US Vice President Joe Biden was in Baghdad on Thursday for a first meeting with Nuri al-Maliki since the Iraqi prime minister began a second term and talks with other top officials, US officials said.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Biden's unannounced tour of world hotspots had previously taken him to Kabul, where he met Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and to Islamabad, where he met with top Pakistani officials.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Biden Thursday morning met with the top US commander in Iraq General Lloyd Austin and US ambassador James Jeffrey at the US embassy in Baghdad's highly-fortified 'Green Zone.'</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Asked why he's in Iraq, Biden said: "I'm here to help the Iraqis celebrate the progress they made. They formed a government. And that's a good thing. They have a long way to go."</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">Biden arrived from Pakistan in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, according to journalists travelling with him.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">The White House said Biden would also meet President Jalal Talabani and Iyad Allawi.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><Center /><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</b></i></center></p> biden_Maliki_400BAGHDAD: US Vice President Joe Biden was in Baghdad on Thursday for a first meeting with Nuri al-Maliki since the Iraqi prime minister began a second term and talks with other top officials, US officials said.

Biden's unannounced tour of world hotspots had previously taken him to Kabul, where he met Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and to Islamabad, where he met with top Pakistani officials.

Biden Thursday morning met with the top US commander in Iraq General Lloyd Austin and US ambassador James Jeffrey at the US embassy in Baghdad's highly-fortified 'Green Zone.'

Asked why he's in Iraq, Biden said: "I'm here to help the Iraqis celebrate the progress they made. They formed a government. And that's a good thing. They have a long way to go."

Biden arrived from Pakistan in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday night, according to journalists travelling with him.

The White House said Biden would also meet President Jalal Talabani and Iyad Allawi.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011

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