The exchange of views comes at a critical time after the recent upsurge of violence in Iraq, mainly in the South around Basra but also in Bagdad and its green zone.
Viedokļu apmaiņa notika kritiskā brīdī — Irākā ar jaunu spēku uzliesmojusi vardarbība, galvenokārt dienvidos ap Basru, taču arī Bagdādē un ap to.