Ali Faili told al-Firat news agency tat the central government was aware of the presence of the U.S. military bases and signed the security deal later.
The KDP official, however, asked Iraqi political parties to avoid from making problematic remarks after U.S. President Donald Trump's comments days ago.
In an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that aired Sunday, Trump said it was important to keep a military presence in Iraq so Washington could keep an eye on Tehran.
Faili stressed that Trump's remarks are not new, adding that the strategic agreement allows that U.S. to make more military bases in Iraq.
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<p style="text-align:left">Amember of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) stated that Kurds in Iraq don't want their soil used for spying on Iran, clarifying that the central government in Baghdad was aware that there were U.S. military bases in Kurdistan Region before Iraq-U.S. strategic deal was signed.
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