Agreement reached to settle suspended problems among Iraq’s leading political coalitions, MP says

[bobby_cahill]

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Legislature of the National Coalition, Amir al-Kinany, has said on Wednesday that his Coalition, and al-Iraqiya and the Kurdistan Coalitions, have reached an agreement to settle all suspended problems among them, stressing that the agreement had been achived in a recent meeting of representatives of the three Coalitions at the residence of Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Roz Nouri Shawes.

“The meeting, held by the three coalitions in the residence of Deputy Prime Minister, Roz Nouri Shawes, had reached agreement on three issues, the first, being the formation of a 15-member committee to follow up the agreements concluded among the political blocs, the second on the issue of security cabinet posts, which was passed to the leaders of the political blocs to agree upon and the third on the issue of the National Council for Strategic Policies (NCSP),” Kinany told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

He said the issue of the security cabinet posts would be discussed among the leaders of the political blocs, due to the fact that that agreement had been reached to settle them, before passing them to the Parliament for final approval.

Differences have taken place over the past four months about candidates for the security cabinet posts that are still vacant, especially the interior and defense ministers posts, with the first being the share of the National Coalition, led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the second, the share of al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, with each side rejecting the candidate of the other.

Noteworthy is that differences towards the NCSP, being the council that was established by the new government, to be led by al-Iraqiya Leader, Iyad Allawi, demanding broad authorities, including executive authorities, that were rejected by the National Coalition.

Members of al-Iraqiya Coalition have vowed to take strong attitudes in the event of the rejection of the establishment of the NCSP and what they considered as “continuation to delay the implementation of Arbil Agreement, launched by Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s President, Massoud Barzani.”

SKH (FT)

[Psych]

Wow, if they don't change their minds by the end of the day, this could be sent to parliment for a vote...maybe even before the end of the month as reported in other articles posted here on DV. That would be one step closer to an RV.