Norwegian troops to quit Iraq, Bush informed
Norway's incoming Prime Minister has told US President George W Bush that he will order Norwegian troops to leave Iraq as soon as he takes office, the NTB news agency reported. Labour Party leader Jens Stoltenberg, who will take up the post in mid-October as the head of a coalition of three left-wing parties, told the US president "the Norwegian officers should not remain in Iraq," NTB quoted the Labour leader on Thursday. As Stoltenberg has not officially taken office, he is unable technically to announce a troop withdrawal. But he reportedly made his intentions clear during a telephone conversation with Bush who called to congratulate him on Monday's election victory.
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