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Post an EU jobGeorge Bush has said the rift between the US and several European states over the Iraq war was over. The EU and the US have adopted joint statements and signed an agreement on satellite cooperation.
US President Bush declared an end to differences between the United States and Europe over the Iraq war and secured an EU promise to assist the incoming Iraqi government. The joint EU-US statement pledged a common commitment to Iraq's future and 'a continued and expansive engagement of the UN in Iraq after the transfer of sovereignty', including support for 'the training and equipping of professional Iraqi security forces'.
The two sides agreed six other statements on joint action and co-operation:
EU Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, and US Secretary of State Colin Powell have signed an agreement to ensure compatibility between their rival satellite positioning systems. The deal means the two sides will agree common operating standards for the American Global Positioning System (GPS) and the European Galileo project, currently under development. It determines how Galileo's frequencies should be structured, which will allow signals to be jammed in war zones if necessary.
The US President congratulated the EU for its enlargement. "It’s an historic achievement. You are erasing the last traces of the Iron Curtain and creating a new beginning for the continent," he said. He urged the EU to open membership talks with Turkey saying it already met standards for joining the EU.