11/12/2010
EU hopes for quick establishment of gov't in Iraq
BRUSSELS, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said here Friday that yesterday's election of Osama Nejaifi as speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, and Jalal Talabani as the country's President "mark an important moment in Iraq's democratic process." Talabani has now asked Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki to form a government within 30 days.
"Following these steps, leading Iraqi politicians should work together constructively - with both determination and flexibility - in order to form a representative government which responds to the needs and aspirations of all their people," she said in a statement.
"I trust that a full government will be quickly established. I look forward to working with that government as soon as possible, and demonstrating the EU's continued support for the people of Iraq," added Ashton.
She also expressed her condemnation of recent terrorist attacks in Iraq and urged the Iraqi people to reject violent extremism and sectarian, religious and ethnic tensions.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2124696&Language=en
EU hopes for quick establishment of gov't in Iraq
BRUSSELS, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said here Friday that yesterday's election of Osama Nejaifi as speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, and Jalal Talabani as the country's President "mark an important moment in Iraq's democratic process." Talabani has now asked Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki to form a government within 30 days.
"Following these steps, leading Iraqi politicians should work together constructively - with both determination and flexibility - in order to form a representative government which responds to the needs and aspirations of all their people," she said in a statement.
"I trust that a full government will be quickly established. I look forward to working with that government as soon as possible, and demonstrating the EU's continued support for the people of Iraq," added Ashton.
She also expressed her condemnation of recent terrorist attacks in Iraq and urged the Iraqi people to reject violent extremism and sectarian, religious and ethnic tensions.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2124696&Language=en
