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>> while meeting with the iraqi prime minister, president biden spoke about defending israel against iranian air strikes. the two leaders also talked about u.-iraqi ties and the efforts to combat terrorism in the region. the president: mr. prime minister, welcome to the white house. welcome to the oval office. before we begin, i want to discuss some of the events that took place in the middle east the past weekend. the president: as you know, iran launched an attack against israel and together with our partners, we defeated that attack.

the president: the united states is committed to israel's security. we're committed to a cease-fire that will bring the hostages home and prevent conflict from spreading beyond what it already has. the president: we're also committed to security of our personnel and partners in the region, including iraq. the partnership between iraq and the united states is critical. we've seen in the last decade as

our troops have served side by side to help defeat isis. and we've seen this in our strategic framework agreement as well. and i want to personally thank you, mr. prime minister, for your focus on strengthening iraq's economy and energy independence. that's a goal we share today with you and we'll discuss that later today. mr. prime minister, thank you again for being here. thank you for making the effort to be here. simply put, our partnership is pivotal for our nations, for the middle east, and i believe for the world.

again, welcome. and the floor is yours. [speaking iranian] >> thank you, mr. president. in the name of god, thank you, mr. president for this invitation that's come at a sensitive time, despite your domestic engagement in light of the developments on the international stage, this shows the importance of this visit, our meeting.

this is a meeting of significance in the history of the bilateral relations between our two countries. the relationship between iraq and the united states is at an important juncture. we aim to discuss the sustainable foundation for 360-degree strategy partnership.

ensuring a smooth and systematic transition from military security based relationships to a comprehensive economy, political and environmental, educational, and security partnership along the strategy framework agreement. the war against isis forms the foundation of our relations over the course of the past decade. mr. president, we have fought together and we have achieved victory together.

and we have achieved a remarkable victory thanks to the sacrifices of the iraqi people and the unity of all the components and the support of the international community and the global co-his -- coalition. iraq has witnessed service and infrastructure repairs. and we are going to discuss today our sustainable partnership according to the strategy framework.

we have laid down the transition methodology according to the h.m.c. we will start to assess the level of the threat of operation on environmental requirements and the capability of the i.s.f. iraqi security forces. and we will be committed to the outcomes of this calamitiy. and we also have a joint security cooperation dialogue that will lay the foundation for a sustainable bilateral relationship between the two partners and security in our military field.

most importantly, the h.s.c., the high coordination committee has met today and discussed many things. my government is very serious about executing the strategy framework agreement. there are many benefits that come out of this for the two carrying the concerns of my

people who aspire for prosperity. and that is not me that forgets about our humanitarian responsibility of what's happening in the region. but we agree certainly about the international law, the responsibility to protect the

law of war. and we reject any impression against the civilians, especially women and children. and we encourage about respecting international norms and diplomatic missions. we, as a humanity, we need a system that respects these laws. and if we kept silent about what's happening, that we will establish a precedent that will

be followed, whether it is bad or good precedent. we actually are very eager about stopping this war which claimed the life of thousands of civilians, women and children. and we carried all the efforts of stopping the, he papbgs of the area -- the expansion of the area of conflict. especially the latest development, we encourage all for these trades and to protect

the safety and security of the region. thank you. [reporters speaking simultaneously] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2024] >> should israel not retaliate? >> they did it anyway. what now? >> they say i'm over the hill. don lemon would say, that's a man in his prime. >> watch c-span's coverage of the annual white house correspondence dinner live saturday april 27 with saturday night live weekend update he could host colin jost as the featured entertainer, as well as president biden who is expected to give remarks. our coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span.org and c-span now, as journalists and celebrities walk the red carpet into the event. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on

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