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Allawi non-attendance 'not due to illness, but despondency'
22/06/2011 14:44
Erbil, June 22 (AKnews) - Allawi’s reason for failing to attend discussions to resolve the political crisis was not medical as reported, but rather due to his belief that the meetings are “pointless”, said a Kurdish Member of Parliament.
Speaking to AKnews, Ashwaq Jaf, said that since Allawi believes ‘there is no point is such meetings he avoids them.’
The recent round of meetings, organized by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, started this week, but Allawi failed to attend, saying he was in London for medical treatment.
leaders of almost all the major parties met in president’s house Monday to negotiate a common ground out of the current political crisis in the country. Allawi apologized from attending the meeting, saying he is on a visit to London for treatment.
‘He will only be ready for a meeting when the subject is to discuss Erbil agreement in concrete terms and a schedule for its enforcement has already been set,’ Jaf added.
The agreement, signed last year, allowed for Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to retain their posts for the second successive term and the creation of a power sharing government, despite Allawi’s al-Iraqiya winning most seats in parliament.
Allawi was to be appointed head of a new executive body, dubbed the National Council of Strategic Polices, but wrangling over the powers of the post have meant in is yet to be created.
Allawi has accused Maliki of “evading and violating the Erbil deal” and Maliki for his part has said al-Iragiya is ‘adding new terms to the deal’.
Bahaa al-Araji of the Anhar bloc, a Sadrist current within the ruling coalition, said that Allawi's non-attendance is not acceptable.
"We need intensive meetings with the head of the Iraqiya list, Ayad Allawi. He must attend these meetings personally," he said.
The tensions reached climax when on July 10 at a public protest rally Allawi’s images were burned by supposed Maliki supporters and Allawi responded saying the Prime Minister is a “hypocrite who depends on foreigners [implying Iran] for staying in power”.
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22/06/2011 14:44
Erbil, June 22 (AKnews) - Allawi’s reason for failing to attend discussions to resolve the political crisis was not medical as reported, but rather due to his belief that the meetings are “pointless”, said a Kurdish Member of Parliament.
Speaking to AKnews, Ashwaq Jaf, said that since Allawi believes ‘there is no point is such meetings he avoids them.’
The recent round of meetings, organized by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, started this week, but Allawi failed to attend, saying he was in London for medical treatment.
leaders of almost all the major parties met in president’s house Monday to negotiate a common ground out of the current political crisis in the country. Allawi apologized from attending the meeting, saying he is on a visit to London for treatment.
‘He will only be ready for a meeting when the subject is to discuss Erbil agreement in concrete terms and a schedule for its enforcement has already been set,’ Jaf added.
The agreement, signed last year, allowed for Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to retain their posts for the second successive term and the creation of a power sharing government, despite Allawi’s al-Iraqiya winning most seats in parliament.
Allawi was to be appointed head of a new executive body, dubbed the National Council of Strategic Polices, but wrangling over the powers of the post have meant in is yet to be created.
Allawi has accused Maliki of “evading and violating the Erbil deal” and Maliki for his part has said al-Iragiya is ‘adding new terms to the deal’.
Bahaa al-Araji of the Anhar bloc, a Sadrist current within the ruling coalition, said that Allawi's non-attendance is not acceptable.
"We need intensive meetings with the head of the Iraqiya list, Ayad Allawi. He must attend these meetings personally," he said.
The tensions reached climax when on July 10 at a public protest rally Allawi’s images were burned by supposed Maliki supporters and Allawi responded saying the Prime Minister is a “hypocrite who depends on foreigners [implying Iran] for staying in power”.
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