Sunday, October 3, 2010Riyadh and Washington welcome Maliki's nomination for prime minister
Ahmadinejad and Assad affirm their support for the formation of a government of national unity
بغداد – متابعة الصباح BAGHDAD - A follow-up to the morning
Washington welcomed the nomination of Riyadh and the National Alliance of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to head the next government, while Tehran has denied interfering in the process of forming the government.
He expressed Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz welcomed Maliki's nomination for a second term hoping that (the participation of all political blocs in the national government carry the concerns of the Iraqi citizens and responds to their needs.
Abdel Aziz said in a speech that (Saudi Arabia welcomes the person of al-Maliki and offer congratulations from Saudi government and people and wish him the formation of a strong Iraqi government and a national carry the concerns of the Iraqi citizens and responds to their needs. (In Washington, White House welcomed the Ministry of Foreign Maliki's nomination, saying they wished to form a government with wide base., "said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that (the United States hoped to form an Iraqi government that enjoys a wide base in the country).
The Gibbs (the United States is doing all it can to support the political process in Iraq), indicating that the (young democracies go through similar stages in the formation of a Government representing the people)For its part, promised the U.S. State this nomination a courageous step.
(Her spokesman said that Philip Crowley (political parties in Iraq has taken an encouraging step toward the formation of a government in the country).
He said (this is the action to be taken on Iraq, and we welcome start to take these proceedings).
He (I have announced to the Iraqi leaders that they should form a political coalition that can form the heart of the government).
In Tehran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, both sides stressed their keenness on Iraq's unity, sovereignty and independence. Ahmadinejad and Assad lessons during their meeting in Tehran yesterday, about their support for forming a government of national unity that represents all Iraqi people and enjoys good relations with all neighboring countries , according to what reported by the official Syrian agency.
In the meantime, denied the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, Hassan Danaii Metrdd fled on Saturday for his country's support to keep Maliki in office.
He said Danaii fled yesterday that (the issue of forming the Iraqi government is an internal affair of Iraq, and that the people of Iraq are voted and elected, and can not afford any party from outside Iraq to put pressure on the formation of the government, or support hand at the expense of others), he said. He believed that (no charge for any country to interfere in the formation of the Iraqi government is an insult to the Iraqi people and the voices of Iraqis.) quoted (Alsumaria News) Danaii fled for his warning of (an operational and security implications on the Iraqi arena in the event of delay in forming the government).
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