"The results of the meeting with Donald Trump were positive and to the satisfaction of both parties, and we reached important understandings," al-Kadhimi told Al-Iraqiya state television on Saturday about his visit to the US and meeting with Trump.

According to Al-Malumah news agency, the Iraqi Prime Minister added: "In the meeting with Trump, we reached an agreement on the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, and in this meeting, I conveyed the demands of the Iraqi people to him."

Al-Kadhimi concluded: "After the formation of a joint technical delegation, the timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and their transfer outside our country will be set."

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