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Former Iraqi PM arrives in Kurdistan to
meet Kurdish leaders
31.8.2007
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August 31, 2007
Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan region (Iraq),--
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi arrived on
Thursday in Sulaimaniyah to meet the Kurdish leaders
on the latest political developments in Iraq.
"My visit is meant to consolidate the relations
between the Iraqi National List and the Kurdistan
Alliance," Allawi told reporters upon arrival to
Sulaimaniyah international airport on Thursday
afternoon.
Head of the secular Iraqi National List who was
received by Kurdistan region Vice President Kosrat
Rasoul added "we will discuss the latest political
developments with the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
and Kurdistan region President Massoud Barzani."
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in his
hometown Sulaimaniyah on Wednesday coming from
Baghdad, while Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani
arrived in Erbil-Hewler on Tuesday after they took
part in meetings for Iraqi political leaders in the
Iraqi capital. |
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former Iraqi Prime Minister and Head of the Iraqi
National List (INL) Ayad Allawi |
Massoud Barzani, the President of the autonomous Regional
Government of Kurdistan 'Iraq' |
Iraqi President : Jalal Talabani, a Kurd |
Replied to a question as to his relation with Iraq's
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Allawi said "there
is no personal problem between us but the country is
in a political impasse."
"We, in the Iraqi National List, submitted a
memorandum months ago to al-Maliki comprising
demands to make reforms in the government policy,
but the government did not respond to our demands
and thus we quit the cabinet and that led to the
present dilemma," Allawi added.
Immediately after arrival, former Iraqi premier
headed for Dukan resort, 50 km northwest of
Sulaimaniyah city, to meet President Talabani.
On Sunday, the Shiite-Kurdish alliance and the Sunni
Islamic party signed a joint statement indicating
the agreement on several draft laws that were
disputed among parliamentary blocs.
Allawi's Iraqi National List, 24 seats out of
275-member-parlaiment, decided to quit al-Maliki's
cabinet on 24 August.
VOI
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