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Iraq does not need 'diktat' from Arab
summit: FM
27.3.2007
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March 27, 2007
RIYADH,-- Iraq's government does not need a
"diktat" from the Arabs on how to amend its
constitution and boost national reconciliation,
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on
Tuesday.
"Amendment of the constitution is an obligation
written in the text of the constitution, and we are
determined to do it without waiting to be told,"
Zebari told AFP.
Arab foreign ministers meeting ahead of an Arab
summit in Riyadh agreed on Monday to call for an
amendment of Iraq's constitution to give Sunni Arabs
a greater share of power in the war-ravaged country
and prevent its breakup.
The call came in a draft resolution to be submitted
to Arab heads of state starting their annual summit
on Wednesday.
"We have obligations toward our people and we know
them. We don't need a diktat from Arab countries. We
tell them (Arab states) that the idea of national
reconciliation is ours, not yours," Zebari said.
The Iraqi government has initiated moves to review
the de-Baathification law, he added. |
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari attends an
Arab foreign ministers meeting in Riyadh on 26
March. AFP |
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The Arab foreign
ministers also called on Monday for "reviewing the
de-Baathification law in order to enhance the
national reconciliation process in Iraq", according
to one minister.
What Iraq does need from fellow Arab states is their
help in "fighting terrorism and controlling the
borders to stop arms crossing" into the country,
said Zebari, who is a Kurd.
AFP
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