General Joseph Votel, chief of the US Central Command affirmed his country's commitment to support Iraq and develop the capabilities of its security forces in terms of training and providing weapons.
This came during Votel's meeting with Iraq's President Barham Salih on Sunday in Baghdad, according to a statement by the latter's office.
Salih said that the elimination of terrorism requires the cooperation and commitment of the international community, through helping rebuilding the cities afflicted by terrorism.
He also affirmed the importance of enhancing cooperation between Iraq and the US, and the contribution of the US to train and provide weapons to the Iraqi army.
The meeting stressed the commitment to protect Iraqi sovereignty, which requires that foreign forces should be only present in the Iraqi territory upon the Iraqi government invitation, and within the agreed goals of helping Iraq fight terrorism.