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Clinton calls for Iraqis to settle their differences peacefully
27/01/2012 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add Comment - Free warned U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Iraq is a waste of opportunity to unify Iraq to achieve prosperity and unity, saying that he should act as a democracy to accept compromise. Iraq is gripped by the worst political crisis since the time as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last month to arrest Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, raising concerns about the possibility of renewed sectarian violence after the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Clinton said in a question and answer session with the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey Bader Search politicians Iraqis, including al-Maliki to settle their differences peacefully. She added that the ambassador continued constantly with the various parties from Maliki and the "meet them and try to convince them and insists they should not miss this opportunity." "This is a chance to unify Iraq and the only way for that is to reach a compromise." accused Hashemi Department of assassination squads but he denied the charge and fled to the Kurdish semi-autonomous where it is unlikely to arrest him, according to news agency reported Reuters. The crisis threatens to undermine the fragile coalition and raised concerns about the possible return of sectarian violence witnessed in the country after the U.S. invasion in 2003. Clinton said the United States will do all it can to help, "but Iraq is ultimately a democratic country now, but it has to act as a democracy and this requires compromises. This has stressed the President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani in a meeting with the existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi in Erbil on the need for dialogue to address the political differences and work to calm the situation and rid the country from the crisis with them. According to a statement posted on the Presidency of the Kurdistan region, it was stressed during the meeting Expanded details of the National Conference to be held soon, and foundations that are invoked, and it was decided during the meeting to continue relations and talks between the two sides on the preparations for the conference.
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