U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Monday met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Washington, DC. The meeting came one day ahead of the October 20 to 21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference. According to a statement released by the White House press office, the conference is “an important part of our efforts to promote cooperation under the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement.” The Vice President also encouraged the Iraqi Council of Representatives to act expeditiously on an election law that will set the terms for transparent political participation in the upcoming Iraqi national elections, the statement said. --SPA
