A new initiative to form the Iraqi government looms large

2018/9/6 05:49:41 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Thursday unveiled a new initiative aimed at resolving the political crisis by bringing together the leader of the al-Fath alliance, the political wing of the Popular Gathering militia, Hadi al-Amiri, And the leader of the stream "wisdom" Ammar al-Hakim, with the aim of joining the first coalition and the formation of the new government with the exclusion of the coalition "State of Law" led by Nuri al-Maliki from the scene for the next four years in line with the conditions of Sadr.

A senior Iraqi official in Baghdad, "an initiative sponsored by several parties to withdraw the" Badr "and other deputies in the list of" open "to the second camp (Sadr Abbadi) to form a government, after reaching the conviction that any government without forming the involvement of Sadr or list "Fatah" will not last long. "

He pointed out that "there are several parties sponsor this initiative, including Ammar al-Hakim and Muqtada al-Sadr, after reaching the conviction that the lack of convergence of the parties or their consensus will be difficult to form a government and reach political stability and security in the country."

For his part, the leader of the "coalition of state law," Mansour al-Baiji that "there are efforts to establish a consensus between the conquest on one hand, and the other alliance, which is the Sadrists and victory on the other."

"There are positive signs that have emerged but efforts are persistent and continued to converge. Kurds have exploited the Shiite divide and are demanding things and imposing conditions that exploit the political crisis."

"It will be for me and this is for you, and everything ends because without a rapprochement or agreement between the two camps, there will be no government and no party will form it will last more than six months."

The talk of the initiative coincides with a visit by the UN envoy to Iraq, Jan Kubic, to Tehran, since yesterday evening, to meet with Iranian officials and discuss the formation of the Iraqi government, in a move considered by Iraqi politicians of a previous kind.

According to the agency "Arna" Iran, the special aide to the President of the Islamic Shura Council Hussein Amir Abdullahian received Kubic in Tehran, and discussed the formation of the Iraqi government.

"We hope that the Iraqi parliament and the leaders of this country will reach an agreement on the new government, which will contribute to enhancing security and stability in Iraq," the UN envoy said.

For his part, Abdellahian rejected the moves of some countries in the region in the new developments in Iraq, stressing that "Saudi Arabia must respect the opinion of the Iraqi people and his point of view and be a constructive neighbor of the Iraqi people."

In this regard, the leader of the Iraqi civil current, Hossam al-Saffar, that the visit of the UN envoy to Iraq to Tehran and discuss the government file, legislation or entrenchment of Iranian intervention in Iraq.

"There must be a general political rejection of Iraq to visit the UN envoy, and his search for an internal Iraqi affairs in Tehran," adding that "it is an unprecedented step can not be described but the United Nations confirms the Iranian intervention in Iraq, while at the same time give him legislation of some kind."


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