Iraq, Germany to boost security cooperationnote

Following the visit by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Baghdad on February 17, 2009, the first by a German Foreign Minister in 22 years, the Iraqis have begun working on some issues to reinforce security cooperation with Germany. The following 273-word report focuses on the subject and tells what the Iraqi Interior Ministry is planning to do in this regard. It also tells in which fields both sides would like to reinforce cooperation.