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U.S. media carefully watching the course of the Arab summit in Baghdad
On: Wednesday 28/3/2012 7:24
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followed a number of U.S. media Iraq's preparations for the Arab summit and considered it a turning point in foreign policy and break the cycle of conflict in the region by opening some of the dialogues with the countries of rejects expansion of Iranian influence in the country,
As well as the completion of the era of wars left behind by Saddam's regime throughout the period of his rule and the subsequent acts of violence hit the country until time soon.
addressed the newspaper "The Wall Street Journal" U.S. efforts made by Iraq in order to host the Arab summit, which is the main conference to be held since the beginning " Arab spring "in the region, noting that Iraq was trying to stand on his feet amid regional conflict based.
In a report written by journalist Sam Dagher, considered the U.S. newspaper that the Iraqi government is making great efforts to provide comfort to the leaders and Arab officials participating in the summit.
The newspaper pointed out that The government is making efforts, especially in order to create an atmosphere of dialogue series with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait and other countries wary of Iranian influence in Iraq, or are still dissatisfied with the conflicts and files back to the era of former President Saddam Hussein.
also noted U.S. newspaper that Iraq has spent about one billion dollars in order to secure the capital Baghdad, which has long suffered from conflict, as was planted about three million seedlings Flowers and a half million trees.
She said the Baghdad airport will close for civilian flights will also be published about one hundred thousand element of the army and police to guard the Arab delegations visiting, especially after the wave of bombings that Iraq witnessed recently announced by the "Al Qaeda" claimed responsibility.
In addition to the plastic surgery capital, newspaper pointed out that the Iraqi government is determined to exploit appropriate for the objectives of the biggest is to make Iraq closer to the Arab world and the ease rising competition among Iraq's neighbors, Turkey and Iran, which are trying to fill the vacuum left by an American military withdrawal from Iraq in 2011.
The newspaper pointed out that the government of Nouri al-Maliki fears that cause the growing influence of Iran and Turkey to exacerbate sectarian tensions that undermine Iraq's stability, the stability of his government and pay Iraqi provinces to seek to gain power self away from the central government in Baghdad.
The newspaper said the statement by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that "this summit will strengthen our position to stand on our feet ... These two neighbors (Turkey and Iran) are competing to fill the void in the absence of a strong Iraqi government, national, and unifying."
to that suggested press reports, U.S., on Tuesday, to be hosting the Iraq of the Arab summit in Baghdad, an attempt to seize the summit to determine the features of the new Iraq and clear the dust of war and conflict with him, noting that he was trying to restore regional role in the region following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from its territory.
The New York Times U.S. in a report seen "Twilight News", a copy of that "diplomats and Iraqi officials believe that the summit, which will continue for three days, as a defining moment in the history of their country must be grasped to turn the page of occupation and diplomatic isolation suffered by Iraq for more than a decade of time. "
and added that "Iraq's leaders see in the Baghdad summit a rare opportunity to reaffirm their existence and restore Iraq's role leading the region in the midst of shifts in the Arab world, and that through the hosting of Iraq for the first event diplomat in the country since the withdrawal of U.S. forces, including in December 2011." .
The newspaper pointed out that "despite attempts by Iraq to prepare for the summit and decorating the walls and planting trees in the streets, the continuation of suicide bombings that threaten the stability of security in the country cast a shadow pessimistic and reveal the sectarian divide that has plagued Iraq, which weakens the position."
and suggested American Journal that "avoids the Iraqi leaders discuss internal crises in the country during the meetings of the upcoming summit to be held tomorrow, Thursday, March 29 this."
Iraq has announced the completion of all preparations to host the summit, the twenty-third, said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Preparatory Committee for the Arab foreign ministers allocated hub to support Iraq after the transformations that took place at home to change the dictatorship and the transition to democracy, making the summit a message to the Arab leaders need to return Iraq to the Arab world and his need to Arab investments.
's secretary-general of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi revealed yesterday on the agenda of the Arab Summit to be held on Thursday in Baghdad.
He said the Arab press statements during his visit to the hall, which will be held by the Conference of the Arab summit in Baghdad, said the topics that will be at the summit is the Palestinian issue and the situation in Syria, Yemen and Somalia as well as the establishment of a zone free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, pointing out that the issue of resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power will not be on the table.
and the level of representation of the Arab countries during the summit made clear that countries will decide at the last moment, but some Gulf countries will attend the Summit at the highest level without referring to the names of those countries.
was Secretary-General of the Arab League has arrived in Baghdad yesterday morning at the head of a large delegation from the Secretariat of the University and to discuss the current arrangements for the summit.
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