US National Security Advisor meets Iraqi counterpart

US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon met today at the White House with Iraqi National Security Advisor Falah al-Fayyadh. During their talks, the US National Security Adviser and his Iraqi counterpart discussed the future of their countries'' ties, two months before all US troops are due to leave Iraq. Donilon and al-Fayadh "reaffirmed the common vision of a broad, deep strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq as embodied in the Strategic Framework Agreement," the White House spokesman Jay Carney said. "The two held a far-reaching discussion of the elements of a fully normalized relationship between Iraq and the United States, including education, investment and security." Carney added. Obama announced last week that all US troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year.