Maliki assigned to Allawi and Defense Agency
Date: Mon 08/01/2011 10:55
Baghdad / term
Source revealed that a high level of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had agreed to take over the existing one and the ministers of the Iraqi minister of defense.
The source said in a telephone interview, declined to be named, said Maliki had agreed to assume the position of Mahmoud Allawi's defense minister and the agency as a member of the Iraqi List.*********
The source added that Maliki had agreed to be a minister of the Iraqi government and the current defense minister, during his recent meeting with President Jalal Talabani. ********
The Iraqi List, said it named nine candidates for the portfolio of the Ministry of Defence, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rejected names submitted to him, which caused resentment by Iraq.
He insists the prime minister to take over Khalid al-Obeidi as defense minister announced that the Iraqi List, he had withdrawn his candidacy from office.
In the meantime, rejected by Hamid al-Mutlaq said the Iraqi prime minister designate any minister, even if it was the same for the Iraqi defense minister, adding that the Ministry of Defence is the case agreed within the elections between the political blocs, one of the right of the Iraqi.
Mutlaq said: The Ministry of Defence of the share of the Iraqi List, according to the agreements prior between the political blocs which have nothing to do to be of the share component of the components involved in the political process, pointing out that the Iraqi List, the author of a national project is far from sectarianism, which he wanted the Prime Minister Edjna out through His statement that the defense share of the year.
He said al-Mutlaq in a telephone conversation with the (range) had no right to any person to encroach upon the agreement signed between the political blocs, noting that Iraq is run and the head of the government choose the fittest for approval and then go to the House of Representatives to make the process of consensus and voting on it so you can Personal agreed to assume the position.
Al-Mutlaq called political blocs and state law to assume their responsibilities towards the dangerous file, the file security, including the defense portfolio, calling for political blocs to accept candidates for the Iraqi List, she is the owner of Merit for the job. And refused to name any figure al-Mutlaq of the Iraqi off the menu as the owner the right to assume the defense portfolio.
The Iraqi List, was nominated earlier and Science and Technology Minister Abdul Karim al-Samarrai for the post of defense minister and the agency.
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