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U.S. welcomes Iraqi government talks
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October
29, 2010
BAGHDAD, —
Talks in Baghdad among the major political blocs
initiated by Kurdish authorities could be the sign
of a major breakthrough, the U.S. Embassy in Iraq
said.
Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan
Regional Government KRG in Iraq, invited all of the
main political figures together to discuss ways to
end the 235-day impasse in the country.
Iraq had parliamentary elections March 7. Though the
secular Iraqiya slate won by two seats, none of the
parties secured the 163-seat majority needed to form
a government alone.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, in a statement
Thursday, praised the Kurdish-initiated talks as a
sign the major players were moving closer to an
agreement on an inclusive government.
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Aug. 2, 2009, Kurdistan region president Massoud
Barzani (L) receives Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
in Kurdistan. AP photo. |
"These talks in Baghdad,
which were attended by representatives from all the
major blocs, could represent an important step
towards the formation of an Iraqi government," an
embassy statement read.
The statement added that Washington has no official
preference in the matter but hopes Iraqi leaders
work "expeditiously" on a government that is
inclusive and represents the will of the Iraqi
people.
The Kurdistan Regional Government in August laid out
a series of
19 points for
consideration by whatever government emerges from
the political stalemate. They include things such as
territorial claims,www.ekurd.neta
national census and provisions on oil and natural
gas.
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