Leaders of the masses started to arrive in Erbil to discuss the government crisis

[sunshinelvr]

Leaders of the masses started to arrive in Erbil to discuss the government crisis

Posted 22/10/2010 03:00 PM

BAGHDAD (Khaleej Times): Began the leaders of Iraqi political blocs today, arriving in the northern city of Arbil in search of solutions that lead out of the current political crisis in when he spied a leader of the Iraqi bloc won in the elections, Iyad Allawi, to the possibility of giving up the post of prime minister while he called al-Maliki to enter into negotiations to participate in the government at the time of Moqtada al-Sadr told Melkert support for his call for an urgent meeting of the blocks without conditions.

The source told Iraq (Khaleej Times) The leader of the Iraqi bloc won in the elections, Iyad Allawi, Iraqi Vice President, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council and candidate for prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi has arrived in Erbil, the Kurdistan capital, today to begin a process to arrive upon by political leaders, including Iyad Allawi, who arrived in Arbil, for talks marathon designed to discuss the initiative put forward by Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani to redistribute the powers of the three presidencies, especially on the head of government, which is considered some of the forces it Predisposing Factors to monopolize power and create a kind of dictatorship, as well as the formation of a committee of eight to 12 members from the representatives of the political blocs to start talks on forming a government, including work to resolve outstanding differences and resolve the issue of the three presidencies.

He explained that the leaders will discuss the possibility of withdrawing some of the powers of the president in favor of the President and the House of Representatives as a deadline on the road to the endeavors to solve the government crisis overwhelmed by the country since about 8 months since the parliamentary elections in March (March) last year.

Support the Iraqi and U.S. and UN initiative Barzani

The source added that it goes with the consent of the leaders to meet in Arbil, the demand by the President of the United Nations mission in Iraq, Ad Melkert of these forces after a meeting Tuesday in Najaf with Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani to Allajtma without conditions and the search for the best interests of the country and abandon their own interests.

The U.S. administration is pressing toward the formation of the government by the masses of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ayad Allawi, two winners were big in the elections through the sharing of power on the basis of the extension of the mandate of Maliki, Allawi presidential powers wider abandoned by the Prime Minister in his favor, but this desire collide with determination Kurds on the extension of the Rzeim Jalal Talabani president of Iraq.

Also received the invitation for the meeting in support of the leader of Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr during a telephone conversation with Melkert today denounced an assassination attempt during his visit to Najaf, stressing that these acts of terror "has not been honest to the Iraqis," McCormack .. He stressed the importance of the role of the UN mission in overcoming obstacles to forming the next government.

It was also during call to discuss the latest developments in the political process and the obstacles to form a government chest, where he expressed his readiness to discuss proposals for UN efforts to speed up the formation of the government and support its efforts to bridge the gap in views between the political parties.

Hiking as a coalition of state law, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his reservations on the meetings of Arbil, said the leadership of the coalition that Hasan al-Barzani, the political initiative, a move unacceptable to push the political process forward.

He added that state law is keen on the success of the initiative Barzani to form a government of national partnership.

And also the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad James Jeffrey during a meeting with Barzani that Washington supports the initiative were discussed "the ongoing negotiations between the political parties to address the current crisis facing the country."

Jeffrey explained that "the United States supports President Barzani supports the initiative to resolve the obstacles facing the current crisis and Iraq coming out of this dilemma," said Kurdish source in the presidency of the Kurdistan region.

But Barzani has stressed "the importance of reaching a solution to the formation of a broad-based and non-marginalization of any party," adding that after his return to the Kurdistan region of a foreign tour began "consultations with Iraqi political leaders to expand the understandings between them."

He added that Iraq "needs to base a national partnership with the participation of all political parties to map the public and management of the country by the Constitution."

For his part, said Advisor to the Iraqi List, Hani Ashour that the meeting between Allawi and the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani, next week will set the fact that the features of the Government of the partnership-based national initiative Barzani called for that share blocks of winning the four large in shaping the next government, and determine the concepts of partnership and established the powers and drawing contexts State Iraq for the next four years.

The Ashour said in a statement received by the "Culture" today said the political blocs have received calls from the Kurdish leader to discuss his initiative and welcomed by the Iraqi and considered it a step forward in resolving the crisis.

He said that Allawi will arrive in Irbil to confirm its support for the initiative after Barzani welcomed by the Supreme Council and the Virtue Party and considered by all parties that they put the best solution to form a government.

He stressed that support this call has become the focus of seeking to establish the features of the Iraqi state away from the idea of clinging to power and to identify the basis of the powers that would be the context of the work to build a modern state.

He explained that the initiative Barzani, in perfect harmony with the aspirations of the Arab and regional states and the United States in forming a government of national partnership does not rule out a party to an Iraqi man, meet the real demands of the Iraqi people that articulated through the ballot box and his quest to see a representative government.

Allawi is willing to relinquish the presidency of the government and the Maliki calls for negotiations

And prior to the upcoming meetings in Arbil, Allawi hinted at the possibility of waiver of mass for the post of prime minister despite electoral maturity, which authorizes the access.

Allawi said in a speech to a gathering of tribal leaders from Iraq's provinces to the Iraqi List, ready to bend to the Iraqi people, in spite of due constitutional form a government, "noting that" bending the Iraqis have and not to the interests of countries that seek to impose its hegemony on the country.

He added that the Iraqi government is seeking to form a national partnership in which everyone regardless of who will be president or prime minister and parliament.

He stressed that the formation of a national government does not represent a specific component will contribute to the provision of services to citizens and the elimination of poverty in the country that have spread dramatically.

He expressed the hope that "the next few days are witnessing a joint meeting between the political blocs of winning the election out of the current crisis and to agree on forming a government of national partnership.

On the other hand called for Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's political blocs to accelerate to go to Parliament to resolve the issue of choosing a speaker and selecting a president to end the political crisis in the country again at the same time keen on the participation of the Iraqi government.

Maliki said that "the problem of the National Alliance to resolve the issue of candidate solved now and the coalition is almost agreed unanimously on the candidate," stressing "the need to rush to the political blocs to go to the House of Representatives to choose a president and then elected President of the Republic, who will in turn filter the largest parliamentary bloc, a candidate National Alliance, to assume the post of prime minister. "

And about the desire of some blocks in the province of the political process in the event of his choice as prime minister, referring to the Iraqi bloc said al-Maliki told Alsumaria News today that "the desire of some in the province of the government and the political process is not served does not serve Iraq," noting that "some try the province and the result was heavy losses for them and for the country. "

Maliki reiterated his strong participation of the Iraqi new government, stressing that "the coming days will see the negotiations, modern and explicit invitations to negotiate within the constitutional ceiling."

Prior to the meeting of the leaders in Arbil, it was discussed with President Barzani of the Kurdish delegation in Baghdad negotiator, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Kurdish coalition forces and members of the Rose Nuri blocks the results of discussions they had with other Iraqi parties in Baghdad over the past two weeks on the formation of the next Iraqi government.

Barzani stressed the need to intensify the activities taking place between the Kurdish blocs and Iraqi parties winning the elections to form the next government.

It was decided during the meeting, the continuation of the negotiation delegation on his mission even up to agreements with the parties and other Iraqi political blocs to accelerate the formation of a government of national partnership, which includes all components of Iraq.

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[adontik]

Thanks Sunshine...and thanks for the highlights!

Peace

[lechesuerte]

Thanks Sunshinelvr! Can you recall an article that discussed the leaders arriving for a meeting and such a descriptive depiction of what they are going to discuss. It seems as though it is written in a trully historical fashion. Hopefully that means they are going to make history. GO RV in 2010!!!

[tcjams]

Thanks sunshinelvr, a very colorful post!

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[vanommen]

Thanks - Maybe yes - maybe no

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[Fairways&Greens]

Thanks for the post. After the GOI is seated, maybe their first item of business ought to be: plan to hold the next elections a year in advance to when they will take office.