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July 1 2011
Palm-accused Iraq Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi National Alliance blocs, subjecting the security ministries theme for narrow partisan accounts, pointing out that all the names of those lists nominated, not successful or acceptable, and indeed they are politicized charges.
Zebari was in lengthy dialogue during his participation in the meetings of the Ministerial Council of the Muslim assertion when closing a file security ministries, denying that the Kurds had turned on tvahmathm with some of the blocks after the formation of the Government.
Iraq's Foreign Minister expressed concern about the rapid developments taking place in Syria, and the entire region free and said: no regime governing in accordance with previous methods. It is time the party leader only ended, but noted that it is not too late to the Syrian leadership to undertake genuine reforms, adding that what is happening in Syria is quite different from what is happening in Yemen or Libya.
Zebari, who said that toppling Saddam Hussein, was the beginning of the formation of the so-called "Arab spring", revealed that Iraqi refugees in Syria, and here is the text of the dialogue:
* Let's start from where the request by Iraq for hosting the meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic world, Iraq has the capacity to host two important events at the same time, referring to an Arab Summit in March next year?
-The request is too old, on the proposal of the Secretariat, because no State to host the meeting, after the approval of the Government of Iraq made a formal request, this request came to the Islamic cooperation Secretariat in March or April, and even the first day of the meetings of Ministers there was no State applied for hosting, and we have had discussions with official delegations and explained to them that we want to come up with consensus on this subject, and we have precedence in this matter, I do not believe that Baghdad was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate Unable to organize such a meeting would be held in Baghdad in support of the stability of Iraq by the Islamic world, especially that there exists an obligation to convene the Arab Summit without these events, it is in this spirit that we want to address the issue through consensus without creating problems or story, but will insist on our position and ask the public debate on the subject of the ministerial meeting, but we prefer the compatibility.
But, do you have the ability to host important events at the same time?
-Definitely. Certainly, there are fundamental and technical delegations from the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic cooperation visited Baghdad in earlier times and briefed on the preparations of the very large and huge preparations, namely security preparations, as our priority, so we have full capacity and readiness of these hosting.
* What about the return of the bombings and acts of violence, and to what extent they are reflected in the security situation?
-Violence in Iraq, nor nnkerha, but they were sporadic and not all in Baghdad, but what I would like to emphasize that the security of the Summit and the ministerial meeting of the security of our responsibility, in the days where we have the will and capacity to ensure full convertibility security and safety of delegates and heads of delegations and businesses that embrace these meetings.
* Move to regional events, how the Iraqis politicians consider what is happening in Syria since months?
-I had a meeting during the Ministerial Council meetings with the Syrian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Faisal Mekdad, and discussed the situation in Syria, and we expressed our concern to get especially Syria and Iraq over each other nationally and socially, culturally and geographically, so the situation in Syria but the situation in Yemen, Libya and Syria a centralized State and central region.
* Do I understand you underestimate what happened in Libya and Yemen?
-No, definitely, but the role played by Syria in the region, however, not all States considered and respected sovereign, this does not disagree, but the role played by Syria in the region and territory differ, we have confirmed that no system of the previous methods, which at the time of the single party and the party leader, over these things, we are in a different era, we stressed the need for genuine reforms, which take time, not automatic, we continue with the Syrians, and these protests will expand days after Day, and there is concern that international, regional and Arab.
* Do you tkhshon of Syrian protests extensions and access to Iraq?
-What is happening in Syria will affect our circumstances certainly, any disturbance of holistic situation we reflected Syrian in one way or another and to the States of the region, but there is no actual real reform ' people.
* Do you understand that this is a call to the Syrian regime to bring about genuine reform?
-Certainly, it is not too late, too late, a number of pressures on Syria, the international community and the United States and Europe, but the Syrian leadership can initiate genuine initiative to address the situation, and this position declare without any hesitation.
* What about file Iraqi refugees in Syria?
-Iraqi refugees in Syria began to return to the country, having proven Iraq is safer now than most Arab States
* Internally, why all this delay in naming the Ministers security so far, despite the past months to form a new Iraqi Government?
-The fact, there are agreements and interrelated, and many of these agreements and formed a Government, a government worker national partnership, means all menus and blocks common political and security ministries issue unfortunately bowed to narrow partisan accounts, Pusan and consensuses, supposed to transcend these label, because the question of security for the life of the citizen?
* These parties destinations?
-All reality, key players, such as the Iraqi national coalition, and some nominations are not successful or acceptable, they should be professional, meaning Security Minister should not be highly politicized 100 per cent, or an affiliate of or receives instructions from this serious matter for the parties, did not succeed in finding these people are the problem.
* This is the sole reason for the delay in naming the security ministries?
-Is the only reason, and not any other reason.
* But there is accused of the Kurds and the State of law and Iraqi coup d ' état on the understandings which had been preceded by the compatibility of government formation?
-Not vice versa, the Kurds are initiators and contributed to the formation of the Government, means the image from the Kurdistan Alliance, they anazalion and militants, have proved the contrary, where they went to Baghdad and called for the agreement.
* When will replace the security ministries theme?
-Issue solvable, but I don't have time.
* If the security ministries continued commenting, is it possible that the solution requires a Saudi assistance, return to the initiative presented by the Saudi Government formation could not when?
-No need for any initiative not only Saudi Arabia nor any Arab State and regional matter specifically for treatment of the Iraqi leadership.
* Finally, toppling Saddam Hussein, is considered the beginning of Arab spring?
-Yes, it was the beginning of spring, the record, I am responsible for this talk.
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July 1 2011
Palm-accused Iraq Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi National Alliance blocs, subjecting the security ministries theme for narrow partisan accounts, pointing out that all the names of those lists nominated, not successful or acceptable, and indeed they are politicized charges.
Zebari was in lengthy dialogue during his participation in the meetings of the Ministerial Council of the Muslim assertion when closing a file security ministries, denying that the Kurds had turned on tvahmathm with some of the blocks after the formation of the Government.
Iraq's Foreign Minister expressed concern about the rapid developments taking place in Syria, and the entire region free and said: no regime governing in accordance with previous methods. It is time the party leader only ended, but noted that it is not too late to the Syrian leadership to undertake genuine reforms, adding that what is happening in Syria is quite different from what is happening in Yemen or Libya.
Zebari, who said that toppling Saddam Hussein, was the beginning of the formation of the so-called "Arab spring", revealed that Iraqi refugees in Syria, and here is the text of the dialogue:
* Let's start from where the request by Iraq for hosting the meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic world, Iraq has the capacity to host two important events at the same time, referring to an Arab Summit in March next year?
-The request is too old, on the proposal of the Secretariat, because no State to host the meeting, after the approval of the Government of Iraq made a formal request, this request came to the Islamic cooperation Secretariat in March or April, and even the first day of the meetings of Ministers there was no State applied for hosting, and we have had discussions with official delegations and explained to them that we want to come up with consensus on this subject, and we have precedence in this matter, I do not believe that Baghdad was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate Unable to organize such a meeting would be held in Baghdad in support of the stability of Iraq by the Islamic world, especially that there exists an obligation to convene the Arab Summit without these events, it is in this spirit that we want to address the issue through consensus without creating problems or story, but will insist on our position and ask the public debate on the subject of the ministerial meeting, but we prefer the compatibility.
But, do you have the ability to host important events at the same time?
-Definitely. Certainly, there are fundamental and technical delegations from the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic cooperation visited Baghdad in earlier times and briefed on the preparations of the very large and huge preparations, namely security preparations, as our priority, so we have full capacity and readiness of these hosting.
* What about the return of the bombings and acts of violence, and to what extent they are reflected in the security situation?
-Violence in Iraq, nor nnkerha, but they were sporadic and not all in Baghdad, but what I would like to emphasize that the security of the Summit and the ministerial meeting of the security of our responsibility, in the days where we have the will and capacity to ensure full convertibility security and safety of delegates and heads of delegations and businesses that embrace these meetings.
* Move to regional events, how the Iraqis politicians consider what is happening in Syria since months?
-I had a meeting during the Ministerial Council meetings with the Syrian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Faisal Mekdad, and discussed the situation in Syria, and we expressed our concern to get especially Syria and Iraq over each other nationally and socially, culturally and geographically, so the situation in Syria but the situation in Yemen, Libya and Syria a centralized State and central region.
* Do I understand you underestimate what happened in Libya and Yemen?
-No, definitely, but the role played by Syria in the region, however, not all States considered and respected sovereign, this does not disagree, but the role played by Syria in the region and territory differ, we have confirmed that no system of the previous methods, which at the time of the single party and the party leader, over these things, we are in a different era, we stressed the need for genuine reforms, which take time, not automatic, we continue with the Syrians, and these protests will expand days after Day, and there is concern that international, regional and Arab.
* Do you tkhshon of Syrian protests extensions and access to Iraq?
-What is happening in Syria will affect our circumstances certainly, any disturbance of holistic situation we reflected Syrian in one way or another and to the States of the region, but there is no actual real reform ' people.
* Do you understand that this is a call to the Syrian regime to bring about genuine reform?
-Certainly, it is not too late, too late, a number of pressures on Syria, the international community and the United States and Europe, but the Syrian leadership can initiate genuine initiative to address the situation, and this position declare without any hesitation.
* What about file Iraqi refugees in Syria?
-Iraqi refugees in Syria began to return to the country, having proven Iraq is safer now than most Arab States
* Internally, why all this delay in naming the Ministers security so far, despite the past months to form a new Iraqi Government?
-The fact, there are agreements and interrelated, and many of these agreements and formed a Government, a government worker national partnership, means all menus and blocks common political and security ministries issue unfortunately bowed to narrow partisan accounts, Pusan and consensuses, supposed to transcend these label, because the question of security for the life of the citizen?
* These parties destinations?
-All reality, key players, such as the Iraqi national coalition, and some nominations are not successful or acceptable, they should be professional, meaning Security Minister should not be highly politicized 100 per cent, or an affiliate of or receives instructions from this serious matter for the parties, did not succeed in finding these people are the problem.
* This is the sole reason for the delay in naming the security ministries?
-Is the only reason, and not any other reason.
* But there is accused of the Kurds and the State of law and Iraqi coup d ' état on the understandings which had been preceded by the compatibility of government formation?
-Not vice versa, the Kurds are initiators and contributed to the formation of the Government, means the image from the Kurdistan Alliance, they anazalion and militants, have proved the contrary, where they went to Baghdad and called for the agreement.
* When will replace the security ministries theme?
-Issue solvable, but I don't have time.
* If the security ministries continued commenting, is it possible that the solution requires a Saudi assistance, return to the initiative presented by the Saudi Government formation could not when?
-No need for any initiative not only Saudi Arabia nor any Arab State and regional matter specifically for treatment of the Iraqi leadership.
* Finally, toppling Saddam Hussein, is considered the beginning of Arab spring?
-Yes, it was the beginning of spring, the record, I am responsible for this talk.
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