U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet military personnel at the dining facility during an unannounced visit to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq December 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
December 26, 2018
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A meeting between Iraq’s leadership and U.S. President Donald Trump, who made a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday, was scrapped over disagreements in how to conduct the session, according to a statement from the Iraqi PM’s office.
“A disagremeent over how to conduct the meeting led to the meeting being replaced by a telephone conversation,” the statement said.
(Reporting by Raya Jalabi; editing by Chris Reese)
