US interest in Sarkozy’s talks in Iraqnote

The US embassy in Baghdad is reportedly seeking to get information on an a tacit agreement Iraqi PM Nuri Al-Maliki and French President Nicolas Sarkozy might have reached during the short visit by the latter to Baghdad early this month. The following 393-word report focuses on the issue and tells what the Americans have already found out. It also tells how the Iraqi-French relations are expected to develop and what Al-Maliki’s plans are in this regard.