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Talabani says Kurdish alliance won't turn
against Shiite coalition
19.4.2006
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BAGHDAD, April 19
(KUNA) -- Iraqi President Jalal Al-Talabani denied
reported establishment of a "tentative alliance" in
the parliament aligning the Kurdish alliance, the
Iraqi Concord Front and the National Iraqi List of
Iyad Allawi.
Talabani, speaking to journalists following a
meeting with the chief of the Supreme Council of the
Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim,
held at SCIRI's headquarters, indicated that the
Kurdish alliance "would never take a step against
the (Shiite) coalition despite our good relations
with the other parties .."
He praised the talks with Al-Hakim, that also
involved the U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, and
indicated he was awaiting an answer from the Iraqi
parties on holding a session for the parliament.
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Iraqi
President : Jalal Talabani
Photo: Reuters |
Talabani's remarks were in response to a statement
by Secretary General of the (Sunnite) Iraqi Islamic
Party Tareq Al-Hashemi saying that all parliamentary
blocs, except for the (Shiite) coalition, agreed in
principle on the formation of a new parliamentary
coalition to pave way for establishing a national
salvation government.
Al-Hashemi had indicated that this option might be
resorted to in the event the Shiite coalition failed
to choose "a consensus candidate" to succeed Ibrahim
Al-Jaafari as the prime minister of the country.
Talabani's bureau was occupied all time today with
various visiting officials, in efforts to try
resolve the political crisis and reach a consensus
on choosing a new premier and forming a cabinet.
These talks Iraq coincided with behind-the-curtain
discussions in the southern city of Nejev, involving
the supreme Shiite religious guide, Seyyed Ali
Sistani, and local officials.
Al-Jaafari, criticized for failing to enforce law
and order in the violence-infested country, has
insisted on maintaining the post.
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