Iraqi president meets Trump in Davos, discuss foreign troops cut - Iraqi statement

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Iraqi President Barham Salih as they hold bilateral talks during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih met U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Wednesday and discussed reducing foreign troops in the country, the Iraqi presidency said, after Washington spurned an Iraqi request earlier this month to pull out its troops.

"During the meeting, reducing foreign troops and the importance of respecting the demands of Iraqi people to preserve the country's sovereignty were discussed," the statement said.