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Geoana said he will make his request in Tuesday’s coalition assembly. He denied having signed the memorandum approving the withdrawal of Romanian troops from Iraq in a CSAT meeting, and said only the memorandum between the Romanian and Iraqi governments, in which the Iraqi Parliament asked that the Romanian military extend its stay until July 31, was discussed.
Geoana said Sunday he is withdrawing from the Supreme Defense Council. The social democrat leader accused president Basescu of using the Army’s image for election purposes, referring to the recent visits the head of state made in Romania’s operation theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan.