BAGHDAD – Iraq's foreign minister says the parliament can still approve a security pact with the United States despite scuffles among lawmakers in Baghdad.
The comment Thursday by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari followed a chaotic session in parliament a day earlier. Shouting and shoving broke out between security guards and lawmakers loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a foe of the United States.
Al-Sadr's group appeared to be trying to delay debate ahead of a Nov. 24 parliamentary vote on the deal, which would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years.
Despite the vocal commotion, Zebari says chances still exist for the deal's approval.
World news: Iraq FM: US-Iraqi security pact can still pass
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Friday 03 July 2009
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