Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Talabani, Maliki discuss uniting the efforts of political forces to form a coalition

March 25, 2010

Talabani, Maliki discuss uniting the efforts of political forces to form a coalition

Three blocs agree to renew the mandate of the President of the Republic

بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning

Accelerated the pace of political yesterday to discuss the issue of alliances to form a new government, two days before the announcement of preliminary results of the ballot, at a time agreed by the three blocks of the President to renew the mandate of President Jalal Talabani

Maaalnh according to the "morning" Baqir Jabr Zubaidi, a leader of the National Coalition. On the first day of the President's return to Baghdad, which yielded separate meetings conversations with President Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President of the Supreme Islamic al-Hakim yesterday evening, to agree on the importance of unifying efforts political actors to provide the groundwork for the next stage.

The meeting Talabani - Maliki, a continuation of the intensive interviews conducted by the President of the Republic in the Kurdistan region with leaders and representatives of political powers on the part of the ongoing consultations between the blocs in Baghdad, on the other. and according to a presidential statement received "morning," a copy him, the Talabani received at his residence in Baghdad yesterday, al-Maliki, as the two sides discussed the issue of uniting the efforts of actors in the political arena and efforts to provide the proper ground that will underpin the next phase the requirements to accomplish the tasks the National High that would renew the spirit of the ongoing political process.

In a press statement issued after the meeting, President Talabani said he was discussing the situation in the country in general, saying: "We fought together as allies against the old dictatorship to democratic and federal Iraq united and independent, and will continue the common struggle to prevent terrorist threats and conspiracy against Iraq."

The President of the Republic "Our efforts will continue for the new government coalition."

For his part, Prime Minister: that he had discussed with President Talabani all turning points and stations facing the political process and state-building process and the construction of the Constitution, asserting that "our meetings always start from the full compatibility and ending in full agreement in all the common issues that are not the result of the day with us in this partnership, but is a historic partnership between the parties.

Maliki pointed out that the conversation was focused on the stage of labor with the country for the birth of a new government, parliament and spiritual renewal of the political process, stressing that the meeting "as always, was the subject of an agreement and full understanding is reflected in a definite all allies who share our this concern in order to collect all the energy and others who stand with us in the process of building the state.

"In the meantime, examine the President of the Republic with the President of the Supreme Council of the Islamic al-Hakim was the political situation and developments in the electoral process and the next stage, particularly the question of forming a new government which they said they must be Government (national partnership).

They also stressed in a press statement after the meeting, the Kurdistan Alliance and continue to damage, the national efforts with the other winning lists for the good of Iraq. For his part, Bayan Jabr, Minister of Finance, a leader of the National Coalition told the delegates "morning," Tariq al-Araji, said that "coalition and a list of state law, in addition to the Kurdistan Alliance (which officially nominated), and all agreed to renew the mandate of President Jalal Talabani.

For its part, the leadership of the coalition of the rule of law Hassan Sinead, in a press statement that Jalal Talabani, has the ability to contain a lot of national crisis, a top candidate for the presidency He added that the past four years demonstrated its ability to bring the ranks of the national and restore national cohesion of many of the catch-and intersections.

In the meantime, the president of the Electoral Commission for elections Faraj al-Haidari said the election results will be announced on Friday, saying there was no change in the date of the announcement. Haidari said in a statement quoted by news agency Nina:

"There has been no change to the date of the announcement of the election results and the Independent Electoral Commission committed to the deadline set," adding that "The Commission has not received any Government claim and officially postpone the announcement of election results, noting at the same time that in the event the Commission has received such a request, it will have to take a position in a timely manner and according to the data and developments.

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