Government: Washington does not exert any pressure
09/06/2012 0:00
He stressed that modern Makjurk stems from his knowledge of the war on Iraq
BAGHDAD - Al-Sabah
Government considered a modern candidate for the post of U.S. ambassador to Iraq, about the need to remind Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a day the involvement of Sunnis in the political process and resolve problems with the Kurdistan Regional Government, "stems from his knowledge of the Iraqi issue."
He said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh: "The modern candidate U.S. president to take over as the new Ambassador in Iraq, Brett Makjurk on the need to remind the prime minister a day involvement of Sunnis in the government, stems from the knowledge of the Iraqi issue closely," adding that "political problems existing in the country is not secret. "
He al-Dabbagh that "knowing Makjurk almost deeper than those owned by many people in the U.S. administration," noting that "an expert on Iraqi affairs and contemporary events is very important during periods of not a few after the change in 2003, also has a relationship many of the spectra and the Iraqi political blocs. "
stressed the president's nominee Barack Obama for the post of ambassador to his country Iraq's new Brett Makjurk during a hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. Senate allocated to discuss his candidacy for the position of the new, the need to remind Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's daily involvement Sunnis in the political process, as well as solving problems with the Kurdistan Regional Government to end the political conflict existing in the country. Dabbagh said in this context that "the U.S. administration has worked to bridge the gap in views between the Iraqis, but the major effort is on their shoulders," stressing the time himself that "Washington does not exert any pressure on the Iraqi government or paid to do something specific, as some believe."
He explained in a statement quoted by the agency Sumerian News that "the administration of President Barack Obama did not follow the same policy pursued by the administration of his predecessor George Bush, they are trying to distance itself from the problems of Iraq, "but he also said:" The events taking place in Iraq and the political crisis, a kind of concern in Washington, especially as they think they made a great effort to stabilize the country. "
and identified the Foreign Relations Committee in the U.S. Senate last Wednesday, a hearing for a number subscribers who have confirmed that there is no any obstacles to the nomination of Brett Makjurk for the position of the new U.S. ambassador to Iraq, a successor to James Jeffrey, with over a hawkish Republican and member of the Armed Services Committee, Senator John McCain, who fought the presidential election against Obama's "serious concerns" in the this regard, it was considered Makjurk failed to negotiate with Iraq to keep the number of U.S. forces after the withdrawal of combat troops at the end of 2011.
and the United States government announced on 3 April, the support of the nomination of Ambassador Brett Makjurk fully, in response to doubts Otharaha some political actors in Iraq it.
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