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Iraq's UN address: resolving the political crisis in the parliament and not the province
Monday, 23 December / 2 January 2012 09:46
Twilight News / United Nations urged, on Monday, Iraqi political parties to remain calm and start a genuine national dialogue, calling the Iraqi List, work to resolve the political crisis taking place in Iraq from inside the House of Representatives and not its province.
He said the Special Envoy of the United Nations to Iraq, Martin Kobler, told reporters that "the boycott by the Iraqi List of meetings of the Parliament is not a good idea," stressing the need to "sit the parties together and then working to solve the political differences in the parliament and on the requirements of the Constitution."
Referred to as the Iraqi List, has so far refused to withdraw its ministers from nine Iraqi government after the aggravation of their differences with the government last November.
Kuebler said that "Parliament is the place to resolve political disputes," stressing the need for the "Government continues to work as Parliament should continue to work, there is a separation of powers in this country."
Kubler and stressed that "the current political impasse must end, we are concerned about it, because the country deserve better," pointing out that "a rich country but its population still live in poverty, and must not impede the political problems of economic progress."
The Iraqi List, began last month boycott of parliament and the cabinet in protest against what it called "Nuri al-Maliki's monopoly power," urging him to respect an agreement to share power or step down from office.
The Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant against Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, also demanded dismissal of his deputy, Nuri al-Maliki, Saleh al-Mutlaq, who belongs to the Iraqi al-Maliki after the description of a "dictator."
And had al-Hashemi, who has denied the charges, to stay in the territory of Kurdistan, the region's leaders refused to hand him over to Baghdad, and exacerbated differences between the parties after the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Monday, 23 December / 2 January 2012 09:46
Twilight News / United Nations urged, on Monday, Iraqi political parties to remain calm and start a genuine national dialogue, calling the Iraqi List, work to resolve the political crisis taking place in Iraq from inside the House of Representatives and not its province.
He said the Special Envoy of the United Nations to Iraq, Martin Kobler, told reporters that "the boycott by the Iraqi List of meetings of the Parliament is not a good idea," stressing the need to "sit the parties together and then working to solve the political differences in the parliament and on the requirements of the Constitution."
Referred to as the Iraqi List, has so far refused to withdraw its ministers from nine Iraqi government after the aggravation of their differences with the government last November.
Kuebler said that "Parliament is the place to resolve political disputes," stressing the need for the "Government continues to work as Parliament should continue to work, there is a separation of powers in this country."
Kubler and stressed that "the current political impasse must end, we are concerned about it, because the country deserve better," pointing out that "a rich country but its population still live in poverty, and must not impede the political problems of economic progress."
The Iraqi List, began last month boycott of parliament and the cabinet in protest against what it called "Nuri al-Maliki's monopoly power," urging him to respect an agreement to share power or step down from office.
The Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant against Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, also demanded dismissal of his deputy, Nuri al-Maliki, Saleh al-Mutlaq, who belongs to the Iraqi al-Maliki after the description of a "dictator."
And had al-Hashemi, who has denied the charges, to stay in the territory of Kurdistan, the region's leaders refused to hand him over to Baghdad, and exacerbated differences between the parties after the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
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