September 19, 2009
This week .. a new meeting of the Quartet to heal the rift between Baghdad and Damascus
Government adheres to the International Tribunal and the option of starting talks founding the Iraqi Strategic Cooperation Council - Turkey بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning
Scheduled to be held in New York this week, the third meeting of the Quartet to bring closer the viewpoints between Iraq and Syria, according to an agreement the Istanbul meeting.
It was in Istanbul on Tuesday evening, a meeting between Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem in the presence of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Amr Moussa, the Secretary-General of the Arab League.
The meeting comes within the framework of political negotiations and diplomacy to pursue the emerging crisis between Iraq and Syria after the criminal bombings that took place in Baghdad on Wednesday, bloody, and this meeting was an extension of the discussions that took place in Cairo in the ninth month, after a trilateral security meeting (Iraqi - Syrian - Turkey) in Ankara last week.
The Foreign Ministry statement received "morning," a copy of, the talks took place in the atmosphere of a transparent and open to the facts and information, exchange of views between the parties, and agreed to pursue the matter by Turkey and the Secretariat of the Arab League.
For its part, the Turkish foreign minister said the blasts that occurred in Iraq in 19 of the last month does not affect Iraq alone, but affect all countries of the region.
Ihsanoglu stressed in a joint press conference after the meeting, the Quartet at the level of Foreign Ministers on the importance of the continuation of safe airspace in the region, stressing that "regional security does not matter one country only, but for all of us."
And welcomed the determination of Iraq and Syria to cooperate to clarify "the issue of brutal attacks that targeted the people and the State of Iraq," adding that "the talks Iraqi - Syrian diplomatic and security will continue."
For his part, Amr Moussa, had been cut off a good distance in the way of a truce between Baghdad and Damascus, expressing his great thanks to the mediation efforts made by Turkey to contain the tension between the two sides.
It is said that the Cabinet had said last week, he moves on his earlier statement to send fact-finding committee and the formation of an international court, announcing formation of a higher ministerial committee to follow up the legal proceedings.
In Cairo, the League of Arab States appreciation for the great role played by the Iraqi government in achieving the obvious achievements in spite of the difficulties encountered during the past years.
Ambassador Hesham Youssef, chief of the Office of the Secretary-General of the Arab League conference and attended a weekly "morning", said "the situation in Iraq is of great interest by the Arab League and its Secretary-General Amr Moussa, who is following the developments of the moment by moment, and in-depth with the Iraqi government and all aspects of both in related to internal or external circumstances "affecting the country."
He continued: "The Arab participation in the meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations will be an opportunity to consult with various international parties on the overall situation in Iraq and discuss ways to overcome the difficulties faced at the present stage, despite these difficulties, but we do not deny what has been achieved in the country, he that the next term will be important, particularly the parliamentary elections, which he said was a milestone in determining the future new Iraq, and therefore, all these things will be the efforts of the Arab League and its activities on the sidelines of meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations this weekend.
On the other hand, started in Istanbul yesterday, discussed the establishment of the strategic cooperation between Iraq and Turkey.
The Iraqi delegation, which includes eight ministers headed by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived in Istanbul last Wednesday.
The delegation includes the ministers of interior and national security, trade, water resources, health, transport, construction and housing, agriculture and Chairman of the National Investment and agents and ministries of oil and electricity.
The present round of talks in the wake of a series of meetings and meetings of leaders between the two sides during this year, which began with the signing on the draft Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two countries on March 23 last, during the visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Baghdad, and after the signing of the Political Declaration between the two strategic in Baghdad during the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July 2008.
