Maliki's visit and its consequences .. Kirkuk distance from the conflict of political principle agreed
Date: Thursday, 10.05.2012 8:34
Kirkuk / Roshan denominator
in the Hall "Babacrker", held yesterday, meeting of the Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a step that varied around opinions, as they come in exceptional circumstances, taking place in Iraq, after a surge in the pace of words between the leaders, and there was a crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, which held political climate in the country.
According to observers, the al-Maliki began using the street in its conflicts with the parties, which led to the mixing conditions, and the exploitation of the conflict over Kirkuk in an attempt to mobilize the street in the political tension between Baghdad and Erbil.
In the opinion of the people of Kirkuk, they're indispensable to make their city an arena for settling political scores, confirming their support to neutrality, while he wished the Kurds in the province should not be a step-Maliki just political propaganda.
and the implications of Maliki's visit is not over, he said the Presidency of the Kurdistan region to the San Tdtha official said in a statement, its position on the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the city of Kirkuk, were, during which Maliki's comments about Kirkuk and the mind an Iraqi city and said, "Kirkuk is an Iraqi city identity of Kurdistan."
said spokesman for the presidency of the region, Omid Sabah Osman yesterday that "Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not refer to issues related to areas withheld, and no mention of how to implement the provisions of Article 140 of the Constitution" , adding that "Maliki's comments is a political maneuver to gain the views of some Alshovanin in the city."
said a spokesman for the presidency of Kurdistan: "If al-Maliki wants to solve the problem of the disputed areas, it must implement the provisions of Article 140 of the Constitution, and to give opportunity to the people of the city of Kirkuk to determine their own destiny. "
and added, "the identity of Kirkuk is not determined by bringing the brigades special military to the city, or through flights over the city's skyline, adding that Kirkuk is an Iraqi city, but its identity Kurdistan."
In a later development, visited yesterday the delegation of high- level of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the city of Kirkuk, headed by Vice-President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Imad Ahmed, where the delegation held a meeting with administrators in the city, the Diwan of the province.
announced Imad Ahmed, deputy head of the Kurdistan Regional Government at the meeting, that the Kurdistan Regional Government to pay particular attention city that Kirkuk, referring to "the need to solve the problem of Kirkuk and disputed areas by the Constitution."
by them trying to Alkaragokjon pursue a policy of distancing their city for political conflicts because they have suffered decades of marginalization and neglect, complains want to service.
, says head of current Arab project in Kirkuk, Ahmed al-Obeidi said the visit comes in the under which natural, considering that the Iraqi province of Kirkuk, like the rest of the provinces, including the province, and that the Federal Council of Ministers meeting him in Basra. And Kirkuk is the second province to host a meeting of the Council of Ministers which I think Khalil said in honor of Kirkuk. "
and refused to al-Obeidi to comment on the withdrawal of Ministers Kurds and the Minister of Communications for the Iraqi List, in the session, "stressing the need for" is not reflected disagreement between the Government of the province and the Baghdad government over Kirkuk . "
and said the "long", "There is among us as a people, Iraqis in Kirkuk Pkrdh and Cart and Turkmenh and Christians of any dispute, but the dispute is political and it is not intractable, maybe if we sat down to the dialogue table and sought to agree we will come out with good results has happened before, in 2007 We all agreed to manage the power-sharing in Kirkuk between all components. "
He pointed to the existence of "serious steps by the political parties in Kirkuk, represented by the Governor and his deputy and head of the provincial council," noting that "two weeks ago at the height of the political crisis in Iraq, a conference of dialogue called for by the Father Louis Sako Archbishop of Kirkuk and attended by all parties and went out a document under signed by everyone. "
It was agreed that the President of the Turkmen Front - a branch of Kirkuk, Qasim Qzhanga, with al-Obeidi, saying that the visit of the nature and refusing to comment on the issue of timing of the visit.
said Qazenja for "long", said "The visit is a natural point of the discussion of issues and problems of service in the city," adding, "but there is a political crisis with the main factions in the government must be solved, because, of course, will affect all provinces, especially the province of Kirkuk."
He pointed out that "Kirkuk needs to services and resolve security problems and implementation of projects elevates her status service in the province. "
attributed the withdrawal of Ministers Kurds to "The situation of democracy in Iraq, which gives them the right to the reservation and objection and non-attendance."
The prime minister arrived, accompanied by a number of cabinet ministers on board the transport planes, one military and one civilian. And a source familiar with the "long", it's within the preparations leading up to Maliki's visit, he went regiment of the army to the city of Kirkuk on Monday, along with air cover intensive in case of any emergency, "noting that" the security services in the province and put on high alert Tam " .
and revealed that "the seven ministers only accompanied al-Maliki in a meeting hailed declined Minister of the Kurdistan Alliance and Communications Minister Mohammed Allawi of the Iraqi and some Sadrist ministers from attending."
and was a member of the House of Representatives for "Kurdish Alliance" MP Mahma Khalil expressed his hope that does not have to visit Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kirkuk simply political propaganda or media.
expressed Khalil surprise at the Cabinet meeting in Kirkuk, he said, adding that this meeting raises a lot of question marks about the timing, location and particular situation sensitive.
and MP Khalil "the need that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki to maintain for the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution and to accelerate the removal of the effects of displacement and demographic change. "
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