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Postponement of the second meeting of the Barzani ministers and MPs Kurds .. And reports on Iranian mediation
14/03/2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
Sulaimaniya: Shirzad Shaikhani
postponed a scheduled meeting yesterday between Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani, ministers, MPs Kurds in Baghdad and who indicated expectations Kurdish leaders that it would be «a meeting decisiveness» to decide the fate participate Kurdish in the political process in Iraq following the aggravation of the differences between the coalitions of Kurdistan and the national Shiite by passing the federal budget.
A source close to the presidency of the region's «Middle East» that the meeting was postponed due to the influx of Iraqi delegations, Arab and foreign participation Festival anniversary of the bombing of chemotherapy for Kurdish town of Halabja, which will start the day after tomorrow. was Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari had confirmed the day before yesterday In a press statement on the sidelines of forum to Sulaymaniyah political to discuss regional situation and the repercussions of the Arab Spring that the cluster ministerial awaiting a decision by the presidency of the region around the position of the withdrawal or stay within the current squad of the Federal Government, noting that «the second meeting of presidency of the region and the two blocs ministerial and parliamentary held Wednesday (yesterday ) for the issuance of the final position on this matter ». but a source familiar Diwan presidency of the region told «Middle East» that the meeting «postponed until further notice because of the busy presidency of the region festival annual Halabja, where there are a lot of Iraqi delegations and foreign participation so the festival booked appointments to meet with President of the Region , and of course will be discussions on the current political crisis under consideration and attention of those delegations during her meeting with Prime region ». Asked about the reports about the presence and mediation Iranian resolve the crisis between the coalitions of Kurdistan and the national Shiite about the federal budget confirmed the source, who asked not to be identified told «Middle East »:« It is true that there is a mediation Iranian in this regard, but they are not the only people who are making efforts to bring coalitions Kurdish and Shiite, but there are efforts being made by many of the leaders and the Iraqi parties to resolve disputes arising from the adoption of the federal budget to prevent recourse to the option harder a withdrawal of government and parliament and the entire political process, there are efforts being made by the Supreme Islamic Council and Mr. Ahmad Chalabi and even by leaders within the Dawa Party, which informed us that the willingness of the party to resolve the problem by amending the budget law or issuing an adjoining ». source added: «We reiterate here that the crisis is not confined to just balancing the federal, the problem is bigger than that, and all these issues branched out crisis core plaguing Iraq, a crisis of governance, and the attempts of Prime Minister Federal Nuri al-Maliki of marginalizing others and monopolizing power and the lack of response to the demands of political parties, and this whole things seriously threaten Iraq's political process ». and polled «Middle East» views of a number of political leaders in Kurdistan about the possibility of the withdrawal of the two blocs ministerial and parliamentary Baghdad, Vojmat consensus that it will not happen, and that what is happening today is nothing more than pressure Kurdish to get from the federal government on some concessions and gains, especially with regard budget. worth noting that all of the respondents about this option refused to disclose their names because of the sensitivity, especially in the current circumstances. was Dr. Mahmoud Othman, a Kurdish lawmaker independent Iraqi Council of Representatives has expressed surprise at the possibility of managing state affairs in If Kurdish bloc pulled out of Baghdad. He said in remarks quoted by the newspaper «Aoana» local Kurdish that «the Kurdish bloc is currently considering their positions in Baghdad, and if found to be Kurds no longer have the importance of the government headed by Nouri al-Maliki, then withdraw the block ministerial government, and as a result, this government will come to the failure». He added: «If you do not Kurds, Sunnis and Sadrists with the Maliki government, how will manage Maliki this country?». Meanwhile failed attempt made opposition bloc parliament Kurdistan to call regional president Massoud Barzani to ask him about the developments in the crisis of the current policy in Iraq. after it announced the presidency of parliament it will host Deputy Prime Minister Imad Ahmed to discuss about these developments. The MP said Abdullah Mullah Nuri told «Middle East» The chairman of the parliament missed the announcement hosted Deputy Prime Minister in this regard, so backtracked on those hosting Finally, it was rather led parliament to call regional president to discuss with him about these things for a lot of the basic considerations, in the forefront of the regional president is the highest authority to represent the people in the Kurdistan region, and represents the people the center, as well as because it is authorized to call ministers and parliamentarians from Baghdad, and most importantly of all, it is precisely was behind Maliki's appointment as prime minister, according to his initiative Convention Erbil, and this means that an official from the legal point of all these problems that occur today, so we asked hosted instead of Deputy Prime Minister who does not have those powers. Asked whether the law will allow it, said MP «Of course legally entitled to Parliament hosting pager, but it seems that the presidency of the parliament did not dare direct such a request to the President of the region ». The MP for mass change, which leads the opposition front Kurdistan that «our issues of contention with Baghdad and the federal government specifically not limited to some returns or benefits of oil, but our conflict largest is about land, ie Article 140 of the Constitution and the issues related to the disputed areas, a whole areas intermediate of the Kurdistan region, is supposed to revolve our problems with the center about these things, not just oil, a matter jostling for power in Kurdistan for him with the center at the expense of the rest of the national and pan-Arab demands. Middle East
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