Monday, July 19, 2010
Allawi meets Al Sadr in Damascus
Well informed sources in Iraqia List said that the Leader of the List Ayad Allawi who is currently paying a visit to Damascus to answer an invitation from the Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is holding a meeting with the head of Sadrist Block Moqtada Al Sadr who is in Syria.
Allawi meets Al Sadr in Damascus
Well informed sources in Iraqia List said that the Leader of the List Ayad Allawi who is currently paying a visit to Damascus to answer an invitation from the Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is holding a meeting with the head of Sadrist Block Moqtada Al Sadr who is in Syria.
The same sources told Alsumaria that the meeting was held under Syrian patronage and during which the different political issues in Iraq were discussed especially the government formation and political blocks talks.
The sources uttered that Allawi will conclude his visit to Damascus this evening. It is to be noted that Syria had invited the leader of Sadrist Block Moqtada Al Sadr to visit Damascus and after that it invited Allawi in a bid to step up the pace of the dialogue between the different political parties. ___________
The sources uttered that Allawi will conclude his visit to Damascus this evening. It is to be noted that Syria had invited the leader of Sadrist Block Moqtada Al Sadr to visit Damascus and after that it invited Allawi in a bid to step up the pace of the dialogue between the different political parties. ___________
Iraqiya says Allawi to meet Mookie in Syria
BAGHDAD, Al-Iraqiya bloc leader Iyad Allawi is scheduled to meet Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in Damascus as the two were officially invited by President Bashar al-Assad for a visit to Syria, according to the bloc spokesman on Sunday.
"Allawi and Sadr will exchange views regarding means to push forward the political process and consider ways to find a way out in the direction of forming a new government in Iraq," Haider al-Mulla told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
"Syrian President Assad had extended an official invitation to Iyad Allawi," Mulla added, not giving further details.
Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist Movement, had arrived in Syria on Saturday morning upon an official invitation from President Assad.
Assad had said on Saturday that his country fully backs the formation of a strong Iraqi government as soon as possible, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The Syrian leader expressed hope a unified stand would be reached soon among the Iraqi political powers to form a national government to bring about security and stability to the war-torn nation.
The meeting between Assad and Sadr also deal with fraternal ties binding the two countries' peoples. Sadr expressed the Iraqis' appreciation of the stances adopted by Syria that has kept an open door for Iraqi citizens since the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Al-Iraqiya bloc leader Iyad Allawi is scheduled to meet Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr in Damascus as the two were officially invited by President Bashar al-Assad for a visit to Syria, according to the bloc spokesman on Sunday.
"Allawi and Sadr will exchange views regarding means to push forward the political process and consider ways to find a way out in the direction of forming a new government in Iraq," Haider al-Mulla told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
"Syrian President Assad had extended an official invitation to Iyad Allawi," Mulla added, not giving further details.
Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist Movement, had arrived in Syria on Saturday morning upon an official invitation from President Assad.
Assad had said on Saturday that his country fully backs the formation of a strong Iraqi government as soon as possible, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The Syrian leader expressed hope a unified stand would be reached soon among the Iraqi political powers to form a national government to bring about security and stability to the war-torn nation.
The meeting between Assad and Sadr also deal with fraternal ties binding the two countries' peoples. Sadr expressed the Iraqis' appreciation of the stances adopted by Syria that has kept an open door for Iraqi citizens since the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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