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Talabani calls for agreement on constitutional amendments to strengthen the political process
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01/12/2011
During his speech at the Iraqi group for Strategic Studies
BAGHDAD - Omar Abdel-Latif
Called on President Jalal Talabani to agree on the constitutional amendments proposed to solve the problem faced by the Constitution, stressing the need to take a series of measures to promote the political process, is to promote confidence between the political forces, and to agree on a national program, and adoption of laws by importance, and define the powers of authorities three.
Talabani said during a speech he delivered on his behalf by his senior adviser, Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid, the opening of the Iraqi group for Strategic Studies, which was attended by the (morning) in Baghdad yesterday, said that «the difference on some of the terms of the Constitution and the variation in the interpretation of other items, and the lack of a number of articles to the mechanisms of of the application, has become problematic to be overcome and overcome through the agreement on the proposed constitutional amendments », stressing the inevitable discussion of amendments to the wide,« to be the result of voting upon the fruit of understanding and public acceptance in turn is supporter of President of the Law of the foundation and preservative his first ».
He believed that strengthening the political process also requires the «take a series of measures, in the forefront of creating an atmosphere of confidence between the parties, and agreement on a national program in both the legislative and executive, and set priorities for discussion and adoption of laws by importance, and define the powers of each of the three authorities and to prevent the overlap or override any of them the powers of the other authority », adding that he proposed to achieve these goals« work on two axes: first, a series of meetings of the leaders of the blocs Her influence in the House of Representatives and the government, and the second axis is the call for a national conference involving forces and parties in the Parliament and the Council of Ministers and those that have not been represented two ».
He expressed his belief that »fraternal dialogue open and constructive, will contribute to remove or reduce the fears and uncertainties and clarify attitudes and to promote trust and agreement on identifying the challenges and risks faced by our country and the coordination of political discourse and pruned and stay away completely from the language of treason, accusations and questioned partners in the political process», adding that « showed the political process, despite its accompanying errors and mishaps, that democracy is the only way to improve the homelands and to ensure the freedom of people and well-being and goodness, and she Stronger bridge to establish closer ties and relations between the countries believe in democracy ».
And discusses the Iraqi group for Strategic Studies, Iraq's democratic choice and future prospects, in order to come up with recommendations and conclusions contribute to the consolidation of democratic choice and remove impediments thereto.
For his part, the President of the National Alliance, Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Iraq's democracy as »a leader» in the region.
He said in a speech during the conference, which concludes today under the slogan (option Democratic Iraq ... vision for the future) that «Iraq's democracy is a pioneering experience in the region, if we take democracy as a case of a plurality of the peaceful transfer of powers and seasons elections multiple and respect for the components of the people» he said, adding that «from the looks of the democratic experiment in the country, he will find a bus in this sense, despite the short term», pointing out that «the Iraqi people had dropped the previous regime politically and intellectually and morally, leading thus to a fall in record time».
In turn, the head of the group of Iraqi Strategic Studies confident Hashemi in his speech that «Mahakgah Iraq on the path of building democratic experiment and the state institutions was not an easy task has encountered and continues to objective obstacles and problems of self contributed to retard the growth of experience, and even threatened to be difficult to be described», He stressed that »the insistence of the Iraqis on the construction progress and overcame many difficulties due to the conscious response of the born politicians and intellectuals are all dedicated to the success of the experiment».
Stressed researcher at Al Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies Sunni Fiqi on «the importance of holding such conferences in Iraq despite suffering from the difficult security conditions», expressing optimism with »out with good results and recommendations that can benefit from not only Iraq but also of countries involved».
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