By Xinhua
Washington : The White House said on Sunday that it welcomes pledges from Iraqi leaders to resolve their disputes and termed such a pledge as “an important symbol.”
“We congratulate Iraq’s leaders on the important agreement reached today in Baghdad. Today’s agreement is an important symbol of their commitment to work together for the benefit of all Iraqis,” the White House said in a statement.
U.S. President George W. Bush also welcomed the desire of the Iraqi leadership to develop “a strategic partnership” with the United States based on common interest, the statement said.
“We will continue to support these brave leaders and all the Iraqi people in their efforts to overcome the forces of terror who seek to overwhelm Iraq’s democracy,” said the statement.
The White House statement followed Iraq’s top Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders promised to boost national reconciliation by agreeing to resolve crucial disputes among them.
The Bush administration, which launched the Iraq war in 2003 and toppled the Saddam Hussein regime, has been under mounting pressure to speed up Iraq’s national reconciliation process, as tens of thousands of Iraqis have been killed in Iraq’s violence.