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Maliki: a delegation to Damascus holds the initiative to open a dialogue between the opposition and the government
12/16/2011 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add comments - returned from Washington to play a role in the Syrian crisis London: «Middle East» Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said yesterday that Iraq would send a delegation to Syria to put Iraqi initiative aims to open a dialogue between the opposition and the Syrian government. Maliki said in an interview with Agence France Press on the plane that carried him from the U.S. to Iraq prior to arrival to Baghdad: «Upon my arrival I will convene a meeting to prepare plans to send a delegation to Syria to implement the initiative of Iraq». The initiative aims to open a dialogue between the parties to the Syrian opposition on the one hand and the Syrian government on the other to reach a satisfactory outcome for both sides. He said al-Maliki: «The United States and Europe Mtchwican of the post system (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad, so understand the Iraqi initiative». and I had to Moussawi, an adviser to Prime Minister of Iraq, said in earlier told the French press that the Iraqi authorities called on the Syrian opposition to visit Baghdad in order to mediate between them and the Syrian regime, pointing out that the opposition responded positively to this proposal. This came after Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told a news conference with the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Arab in Baghdad earlier this week that the Iraqi government will discuss with its counterpart Syrian implement the Arab initiative to stop the violence in Syria. Iraqi authorities have observed a cautious stance until now about the crisis in Syria, where the United Nations announced that the crackdown on the protest movement by the regime resulted in more than five thousand people since March. Iraq did not agree to sanctions imposed by the Arab League on Syria last month, also declined to condemn the Syrian regime and its confrontation with the opposition in Syria. Observers fear that affects the deterioration of the situation in Syria, which shares with Iraq up to length 605 km, the situation in the country is preparing for the post-American withdrawal from the country by the end of this year. On the other hand, Maliki announced that he had met during his visit to the United States early this week representatives Company «Exxon Mobil» U.S. to discuss oil contracts signed by the company with the Kurdistan Regional Government and rejected by Baghdad. Maliki said «We had a meeting with them (in Washington) and Otalaanahm the development of these contracts, some of which are in the disputed area». The «are promised to reconsider their decision». An official in the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that Baghdad is considering its options with respect to b «Exxon Mobil», which signed an agreement with the government of Iraqi Kurdistan to explore oil in the six areas of the region. An official at the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that two of those areas and are Qosh, Prederash located in the province of Nineveh, that you want included in the Kurdistan region to the semi-self-governing, which is rejected by Baghdad. Baghdad is the site of each contract without their consent, a contract is void. The United States warned U.S. companies, including the company «Exxon Mobil» oil giant of the legal risks to those contracts signed by other than the desire of Baghdad. and on the internal situation, criticized al-Maliki calls for the establishment of dependent territories, saying that «these practices cause to divide Iraq», in reference to Declaration of members of the boards of portfolios Diyala, Salahuddin and Anbar are all inhabited by Sunni majorities, for the commencement of the shift to the regions. He said that «who voted against the constitution because it is federal, the ones who are now calling for federalism». He said «can not be applied federalism because the opinion of the Federal Court was clear not to apply any federal in the disputed area», in reference especially to the Diyala, which lies in the disputed area between Kurds and Arabs. He returned to Baghdad with the delegation accompanying him yesterday morning from the United States , coinciding with the celebration of the official U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Maliki commented on the celebrations held by the population of the city of Fallujah on the occasion of the U.S. withdrawal from the country, saying that «the resistance put itself in at the right of resistance and in which it is descended from the process of resistance to the killing and sectarian fighting». He added: «I do not mind to be happy Iraqis in Fallujah and other areas, I do not mind to feel that any party a partner in the exit of the Americans, but the reality is that Iraqi diplomacy and the nature of negotiation is painted map of withdrawal in full». The repercussions of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq at the top of discussions between Maliki and U.S. President Barack Obama and a number of U.S. officials to visit lasted 3 days. On the other hand, Iraqi Prime Minister that the decision to keep the Mujahideen Khalq, an Iranian opposition on Iraq «irreversible». He said «I have rejected the UN plan and that means it is a criminal gang, are not allowed to keep a criminal gang in Iraq». And the Iraqi authorities decided to close the camp which is controlled by about thirty years since the Iranians dissidents in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, before the end of the current year. The camp has about 3,400 people, gave them the option to leave Iraq to a third country and the majority rejected this option
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