Saturday, May 1, 2010

Talabani was considering holding two meetings of the Boards of the presidency and the National Security Political


Sunday, May 2, 2010


Talabani was considering holding two meetings of the Boards of the presidency and the National Security Political

Rejected calls for the internationalization of the election results and the Arab League to distance itself from interfering in Iraqi affairs

بغداد – الصباح BAGHDAD - morning

Hours before the start of the recount process and the hand count of votes in Baghdad emerged yesterday, a new bid made by President Jalal Talabani and two vice presidents of the two meetings of the Boards of the Presidency and the Political Council for National Security to discuss the developments in political and security situation in the country after the elections.

At a time when confronted with the calls the internationalization of the issue of electoral appeals and decisions of the exclusion of a number of candidates and winners in the ballot rejection and fierce criticism by most political forces in the country, said the Arab League, Cairo, refusing to intervene in the Iraqi issue. He met with President Jalal Talabani, Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a leader of the coalition National Sheikh Hamam Hamoudi, in Sulaimaniyah on Wednesday.

Received a presidential statement (morning) a copy of which pointed out that the meeting discussed the general situation in the country and the latest developments in the current political situation, especially the course of talks and meetings currently taking place in the political arena.

He also discussed President Talabani and Abdul-Mahdi, the need to convene a special session of the Presidency Council to discuss political developments, stressing the need for Iraq to the government of national partnership involving real actors blocks winner in the elections.

In the meantime, issued an Office of the President a statement of clarification on the meeting of the Presidential Council confirming that the president did not receive any call or message from Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi in this regard, he announced that President Talabani and Vice President Abdul Mahdi Itdarsan currently the subject of a meeting of the Council presidency and call for the convening of the Council Political National Security to discuss the current political situation in the country.

In Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani also studied the region's president with Dr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the latest political developments, security, and ongoing efforts to form the next federal government.

In the file update on the outcome of the elections, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to call for international intervention against the background of the development outcome of the elections and judicial decisions represent a threat to the future of Iraq.

Prime Minister criticized during his visit to the city of Karbala yesterday some of the political blocs that went to the Arab League, asking the UN intervention in the issue of elections, noting that the Arab League to go to a strange phenomenon, because this means that Iraq remains under Chapter VII.

The head of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, had demanded during a meeting with Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League to intervene with the recent UN Security Council on the issue of electoral appeals and the decisions to exclude some candidates and winners.

For his part, Vice-President of the Republic leadership in the Iraqi List, Tariq al-Hashemi said the list had not made a formal request to the Arab League to intervene to developments in the issue of the election results and appeals.

Hashemi called in press statements he made yesterday to put national interest above all other interests.

It is worth mentioning that the Arab League refused to intervene with the Iraqi affairs, especially in Maitalq issue of the election results as new Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said his country's keenness on the stability and progress of Iraq as a force for Arabs, a major partner in the defense of Arab interests, stressing the position of Cairo hard not to interfere in the Iraqi issue

In the process file re-count and the hand count of votes in Baghdad's Chief electoral administration Hamdiya Husseini continue preparations for the re-start the process of counting in Baghdad on Monday.