8/19/2010Iraqis should accept polls'' results and restore national unity
RIYADH, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Abdel Rahman Al-Attiah called on Wednesday on the Iraqi factions to restore national unity for sake of forming a government and stressed Iraqis should accept result of the recent parliamentary polls.
The GCC chief said in a statement, regardless of the proposed scenarios for forming a new government in Iraq, the national conciliation among the diverse Iraqi blocs must be restored "where Iraq can acquire vital immunity in the face of internal and external pressures." Al-Attiah said he was suprised at rhetoric uttered by some Iraqi officials and that national reconciliation was important "even though the country needs coordination among all for its rescue."
The GCC secretary general said solution for the current crisis lies in accepting results of the parliamentary elections, the Iraqi people the task of leading the next phase and the formation of national consensus, away from any external intervention, regional or international"so that those who won the confidence of the Iraqi people may take the lead and form a national conciliation government, with no influence of regional or international powers.
"Iyad Allawi, the chief of Al-Iraqia party, had won the polls by a very narrow margin.
Gulf Cooperation Council: calls for the restoration of national reconciliation among Iraqi factions ...
