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Feltman to continue its consultations and urged political forces to speed up the formation of the government

بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning

Continued Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman consultations with political leaders in the framework of efforts by his government to assist in the formation of the Iraqi government,

Unveiled a coalition of law that President Barack Obama called for a letter carried Feltman to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the need to accelerate efforts to form a coalition government of the state of law and Iraqi forces.

At the time of the Supreme Council affirmed that the formation of the next government must remain a national decision independent of any effects or the dictates of Foreign Affairs, said the Iraqi List is ready to negotiate with political parties in order to reach a common formula to form a government based on partnership.

While the parties to the talks are still frozen, the National Alliance coalition blocs Kurdistan opened a dialogue with all the blocs, stressing that his paper is negotiating, which will determine the direction of alliances.

This comes amid expectations of resumption of the open session of parliament early next month and talk about a consensus to reduce the validity of the Prime Minister in the next government.

جهود Efforts

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman three separate meetings with President of Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani, President of the Supreme Islamic Council Ammar al-Hakim and the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the consultations included a number of Iraqi leaders.

In search of Arbil Kurdistan leader Massoud Barzani, Salah Eddine resort yesterday with Assistant U.S. Secretary of State updates the political situation on the Iraqi arena and the ongoing attempts to form a government.

Both sides reviewed the developments of the talks Iraqi political blocs to pull the country out of crisis caused by the delay in forming a government, which highlighted the President of Kurdistan light on the situation in Iraq present, explaining the reasons preventing the formation of the government, pointing at the same time to the position of the Kurdistan region about the current events, and containing the views closer and consideration between the political parties.

In the same context, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dr. Barham Ahmed Saleh yesterday morning, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.

The site Union of Kurdistan said Saleh discussed with Feltman update on the Iraqi political situation and efforts to form a new government. "

He added: "The two sides emphasized the need to form a national partnership embodies the demands of all Iraqi factions."

The head of the Islamic Supreme Council of al-Hakim had said during a meeting Saturday evening, Feltman said: "exceptional circumstances through which Iraq require everyone adhere to the principle of national partnership."

He reiterated Mr. Hakim said in a statement of the Supreme Council, the position of the Supreme Council of refusing to participate in the government of marginalizing where any political component.

The statement said: "Feltman said his country's support for the efforts of the Iraqi political forces to form a government of national partnership.

شراكة وطنية National partnership

Search and Deputy Prime Minister in leading the Iraqi List Rafie al-Issawi with the British ambassador to Iraq, John Jenkins, a file cabinet.

Statement of the Office of Issawi said Deputy Prime Minister, received yesterday Jenkins, also discussed the framework for cooperation between Baghdad and London and ways to develop and expand to serve the common interest of both countries. "

The statement added: "During the meeting discussed the course of the political situation in Iraq and find a file cabinet and the possibility of overcoming obstacles to that."

The statement quoted Issawi said: "that Iraq was ready for dialogue with political rivals in order to reach a common formula to form a government based on national partnership real Mwkdaaly to continue efforts to bridge the gap in views between the political parties all the while respecting the will of the voters of Iraq to choose a new government."

In turn, confirmed the statement by the British ambassador, his country's support for the democratic process in Iraq, hoping that the parliamentary blocs to reach a solution satisfactory to all parties and the Iraqi people is the government dealing with its requirements and achieve his will, according to the statement.

To this end, member of the Iraqi List, Abd al-Karim Hatab that his slate waiting to settle the National Coalition position of alliance with Iraq after it has made many concessions.

He said Hatab told (morning), "The dialogues with Iraqi rule of law marred by faltering as a result of adherence to the latest candidate through the President of the menu Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister," noting that "the Iraqi sticking being her constitutional right to mandate to form a government with its partners in the political process."

He stressed Hattab that "Iraq waiting for a frank from the National Coalition, particularly as it after a dispute and stop the negotiations between the National Coalition and the rule of law is important to settle the National Coalition position on the issue of political alliances ball Bmlabhm," pointing out that "Iraq had submitted all it can concessions and, most recently prepared Iyad Allawi, leader of the cluster to give up running for prime minister, but without giving up the right to form the government. "

His part, member-based Shaker book: "The Iraqi rejects the interpretation that launched some of Iyad Allawi, who told which expressed willingness to give up his candidacy, and the illusion that the speech applies to all existing and on the right to constitutional and electoral."

He added: "Allawi clearly pointed out, perhaps some people did not want to hear, that the potential for giving up his candidacy does not mean abandoning the existing Iraqi electoral and constitutional right to form the next government."

رسالة اوباما Obama's message

To the detection of a member of a coalition of law Ali al-Dabbagh on the message conveyed by Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman and his accompanying delegation.

Dabbagh said in a press statement that the U.S. delegation took its mission the need to accelerate efforts to form Iraqi government coalition between the Iraqi and the rule of law as the two blocs, the largest number of seats that is the involvement of other blocs winning EMERALD Kurdistan and the National Coalition.

Al-Dabbagh said the Iraqi government demanded that the delegation of the regional countries through the neutral Iraq to be supportive of the ongoing political process in Iraq and that its negative attitude Nokia.

For his part, rejected the leadership of the coalition of the rule of law Ali al-Adeeb recent proposals develop certain positions comparable to the prime minister for the distribution of executive powers it.

He said: "We are not with the distribution of executive power, because it will make governments and not a single government."

He added: "The U.S. proposals in this regard is not realistic, which makes multiple warheads to lead the government, what makes things more complicated."

He acknowledged the existence of a deadlock in discussions between the coalition and national rule of law, but clarified that this does not mean that there is a retreat by both sides on their adherence to the National Alliance, Talks can be returned at any time, he said.

In the same direction emphasized leadership in the state of law Haider al-Abadi said that reading the coalition of the political scene shows that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is still the favorite to head the next government.

Haidar al-Abbadi for "Alsumaria News", that "According to our reading of the political arena in the country, Maliki is the front-runner for prime minister coming up now, it makes no sense to search for an alternative candidate from it," asserting that "any discussion within the coalition or party are invited to search for an alternative to the owners does not exist.
And Ebadi said "The issue of voting on a candidate other than Maliki's Dawa party inside did not come up already, especially in our decision, we voted unanimously to offer the former al-Maliki as the sole candidate," and describing the publication of such news as "blatant lie".

Ebadi pointed out that "some political blocs called change-Maliki, but not all, and therefore issue under discussion," noting that "the national interest is the basis for the issue of forming a government, and if we see that the national interest in any other option we are with them, but there is no consensus or reservation against Maliki. "

The leadership of the coalition of the state of law on the latest talks between coalition rule of law with other blocs, "The talks with a coalition of Iraq" is still at the stage of the follow-up papers that had been discussed among ourselves and arrived at a good phase, "adding," but still the issue of jobs is clear and the debate is over the Iraqi positions for non-prime ministry. "

Continued by saying, "They do not assert or deny, because they were discussing the powers of positions in this context only," as he put it.

As for the relationship of the rule of law with the National Coalition and Kurdistan, stressed-Abadi, that "State law does not establish a dialogue at the moment with the National Coalition INA, but with the blocks inside, in the case of Kurdish coalition dialogue with him being successful and continues," expected to "hold Iraqi parliament a new session during the month of Ramadan present, but it is difficult to predict timing, but we actively seek to be in soon and during the month of Ramadan ", according to him.

فرصة Chance

Meanwhile, a deputy from the National Coalition Aziz Ugaili that they have put a number of conditions must be fulfilled in the person of the candidate for prime minister, adding that the most important conditions to show professionalism and efficiency and to exceed the Constitution and believes in partnership and dialogue and not autocracy. "

He Ugaili told (morning) that "the National Coalition is open to the personal jurisdiction are nominated by a State law is not now a candidate Nouri al-Maliki and be accepted nationally by the Alliance of Kurdistan and Iraq," noting that the dialogues begun to see a political consensus to reduce the powers of the Prime Minister to find the type of of balance and that there is not remain in office, especially as most of the positions under the authority of the Prime Minister. "

For his part, MP Nassar Rubaie, a member of the Liberal bloc in the Iraqi National Coalition: "The provision of the Iraqi National Coalition candidate for prime minister will complicate matters more."

He said: The Iraqi National Coalition did not nominate anyone for the post of prime minister to give a chance to state law because he believed that forming a government more complicated. "

Rubaie said: "The node is currently the post of prime minister because the party to hold every candidate through complicated matters and led us to many Problems of the National Coalition does not want to complicate things more than presenting a candidate may be a resource crisis."

ورقة تفاوضية A bargaining chip

In the meantime, said a member of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc leading in the list of change Sardar Abdullah "The coalition opened a dialogue with all political blocs and Orktna negotiating will determine with whom we ally ourselves."

He said: "The negotiations now with everyone, without exception, and we have this paper for a national project in solving problems and we are now awaiting a response from the political blocs on which to enter into serious negotiations."

Abdullah said: "The compass of our alliances depends on the response of Orktna negotiating blocs to which we presented them and we call upon the final outcome to the formation of a national partnership does not exclude anyone."

Alsabah