Ambassador crocker saisd the new pact would be the cornerstone of u. s. - iraqi relations for " economy , culture , science , technology , health and trade . "
克罗克大使说，新协议将是美国和伊拉克“经济、文化、科学、技术、卫生和贸易”关系的基石。
White house spokeswoman dana perino says this was the first in a series of speeches the president will give on the wars in iraq and afghanistan before next month 's report from ambassador crocker and general petraeus as well as april 's nato summit in romania .
Crocker said the thursday announcement by the united arab emirates that it intends to name an ambassador and open an embassy in baghdad reflects an appreciation by arab states that " things are different in iraq , " in both political and security terms .
