Al-Iraqiya Coalition says it shall have different attitude if the Arbil Agreement won’t be settled within 2 weeks

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Legislature of al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by Iyad Allawi, Nahida al-Dainy, has said on Thursday that her Coalition “shall have a different attitude if the Arbil Agreement won’t be settled within two weeks from now.”   Dainy told IraqiNews.com news agency that her Coalition had discussed on Wednesday the agreements with the State of Law Coalition , led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the recent meeting at the residence of Iraq ’s President Jalal Talabani.   “Wednesday meeting had been one of the most important meetings by al-Iraqiya Coalition, aimed at discussing the recent developments, among its leaders,” Dainy said, adding that the meeting had discussed the current political situation and al-Iraqiya’s position, as well as the agreements with the State of Law and the meeting of the leaders of the political forces, held in President Talabani’s residence.   Iraq’s political leaders had met last Saturday, July 9 th , at the residence of the Iraqi President, in a step to settle the differences among the political forces, most outstanding of which are al-Iraqiya and the State of Law Coalitions, and the most outstanding results of the meeting had been the assignment of the negotiation committees to resume their activity, with the extension of their authorities, in order to enable them to present their proposals within two weeks.   Dainy has also demanded the political blocs “to settle the issue of Arbil Agreement within the next two weeks, or else her al-Iraqiya Coalition would have another position towards the political process.”   As regards to the American troops withdrawal from Iraq, and whether the topic was discussed in the said meeting, Dainy said: “The issue of the American withdrawal was not settled by al-Iraqiya Coalition, due to the unclear attitude within the Coalition itself,” pointing out that the “position of al-Iraqiya towards the American withdrawal won’t be different from the position of other blocs.”   Noteworthy is that a meeting was held on Wednesday, attended by al-Iraqiya Coalition’s Leader, Iyad Allawi, Iraq’s Vice-President, Tareq al-Hashimy, along with other Leading Members of al-Iraqiya, with the presence of all its 91 Parliament Members, in which the recent political developments have been discussed.   SKH (FT)