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Talabani: Talks on with armed groups
12.6.2006
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Monday 12 June 2006, --
The Iraqi president has said the government could
reach an agreement with some armed groups, adding
that the death of the most feared anti-government
fighter is likely to cause rifts among those behind
the violence.
Jalal Talabani said this on Sunday at a news
conference in Sulaimaniyah (Kurdistan-Iraq), 260km
northeast of Baghdad. "Violence won't be ended in
Iraq, but the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will
lead to disconnect and division among the armed
groups, despite the fact that they still have hiding
places and dens in Iraq."
He called on anti-government fighters to "take the
road of peaceful resistance".
Asked about the resistance to US-led forces in Iraq,
he said: "We are about to reach an agreement with
them, and this year could be the year of
settlement." |
Iraqi
President : Jalal Talabani, a Kurd
Photo: Military |
Ahmad Al-Zawiti, Aljazeera's correspondent in
Kurdistan, said that top Iraqi officials were
holding talks with armed anti-government groups.
Talabani said he intended to distinguish between
cases of "terrorism" and "resistance", despite his
saying that there was no "legitimate" resistance in
Iraq because, in his view, there was no
justification for "resistance".
Results vague
The Iraqi president said he had held talks with some
armed factions but the results so far were vague in
the absence of any statements on the issue by the
armed factions
Anti-government fighers have previously said they
were not interested in such talks and urged all
factions not to take part in them.
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