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Constitutional committee discussed
postponing the federation until after the coming
elections
1.8.2005
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Baghdad: Kamal
Hamdoun, a lawyer and member of the constitutional
committee, said that the dialogue council and the
national forces, representing the Arab Sunnis, have
nominated Sheikh Hassan Zidan Al Leheibi and Akram
Al Watri, as two new members in the constitutional
committee, which is derived from the Iraqi National
Assembly, instead of Megbel Al Sheikh Issa and
Dhamen Al Ebeidi, who have been murdered in an armed
attack last week.
Dr. Saleh Al Mutlaq, member of the constitution
rafting committee representing the Arab Sunnis,
said, "The committee would discuss a suggestion of
postponing the issue of the federation and regions
until after the stage of the coming elections, as
the issue is controversial and hard." He expressed
his optimism about the coming stage and the
participation of everyone in the elections. He set a
condition that the occupation forces do not
interfere in the political process. Al Mutlaq noted
that at the beginning, the constitution should be
approved by all the parties in the constitutional
committee.
Then the Iraqi people should approve it. "We are now
putting the final touches with regard to the
judiciary competence and other issues. There is a
suggestion to postpone the issue of the federation
and the regions until the coming stage after the
elections, "he said. Al Mutlaq confirmed, "60% of
Iraqi people in the south and 20% in the north have
conservations with regard to the federation. We are
not authorized to draft a chapter in the
constitution, or spend money, or exert efforts and
time, in vain.
The best solution is to approve a constitutional
document annexed to the constitution, which would be
discussed in the future, accompanied with an
awareness process in villages and provinces to
guarantee that the constitution would be approved on
behalf of the people." As for the naming of Federal
Union of Iraq and other suggested names, Al Mutlaq
said, "We are seeking that Iraq remains as it is,
which is most probably (The Republic of Iraq", as it
has been in the known historical eras and stages."
Within the same context, Abbas Al Bayati,
representatives of the Turkmen in the Iraqi National
Assembly (Parliament) said, "This week would witness
the announcement for the readiness of the new
constitution draft, after the return of the Arab
Sunni members for powerful participation in the
constitutional process."
Al Bayati pointed out, "Our demands are specified in
three fundamental matters. First, the Turkmen should
be regarded as a basic nationalism in Iraq, or as a
third nationalism. One of these two points should be
stated in the constitution.
The second issue is that in case the Arabic and
Kurdish languages are approved as official
languages, the Turkmani language should be
considered as an official language in the regions of
Turkmani majority, which extend from Tala'far to the
city of Mandeli. As for the third issue, which is
significant for us, it is relating to the city of
Kirkuk, as according to Article 58 of the Iraqi
state administration code, there is a road map.
According to the rod map, deciding on the destiny of
this city is the competence of its residents of
Arabs, Turkmen, Kurds and Assyrians."
Al Bayati noted that the city of Kirkuk "Can not be
connected with any federation, against the will of
its residents of various races. One of our demands
is that Kirkuk becomes a separate state or region
and is run by the residents of this city through
understanding and mutual dialogue, so as to
crystallize a form for administering this city. We
have clarified these fundamental demands to the Arab
Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish brothers, and informed
them that these three demands are very crucial for
the Turkmen."
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