Iraq denies the head of the Pentagon: the agreement to extend the stay of U.S. military gave no

As noted in a statement, which results in "Xinhua," Iraq and the United States did not conduct any formal talks on this issue. The combat units of American troops were withdrawn from Iraq last year. According to the agreement by Iraq and the United States in 2008, the agreement remain at the present time in Iraq, 46,000 U.S. troops will have completely withdrawn from the country by the end of this year. All political groups in Iraq in early August, agreed that the government has begun consultations with Washington on the extension of the deployment of U.S. troops. Panetta earlier this week in an interview with American media said that the Iraqi side has already taken a final decision by agreeing to the extension of the deployment of U.S. troops in Iraq. Author: BBC