Al-Iraqiya Coalition suspends its talks with State of Law Coalition

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Al-Iraqiya Bloc, led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, has decided to suspend its talks with the State of Law Alliance, led by Iraq’s current Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, on Tuesday, until the latter’s approval of its demands, vowing to take decisive positions, that could reach calling for new elections, according to its statement on Wednesday. “Due to the delay of the negotiations that took place on Monday, May 30, 2011, the leaders of al-Iraqiya have studied the political situation and decided to suspend the attendance of its delegation in the said talks in the future, unless the State of Law Alliance responds to its legitimate demands, within the agreements concluded in response to Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani’s initiative,” the statement stressed. The statement pointed out that it took its said decision, in order to avoid “any misunderstanding, and decided to address a clear message to (Prime Minister) Nouri al-Maliki, demanding him to implement the said agreements.” The Statement defined the agreements in five points, including “putting an end to the security violations, taking place in different Iraqi provinces, the achievement of the partnership in the security dossier and the human rights dossier, as well as the approval of al-Iraqiya’s candidate for the defense minister’s post, along with presenting the candidates for the interior minister’s post and the agreement on the Strategic Council for Strategic Policies (SCSP).” Kurdistan Region’s President, Massoud Barzani, had launched his initiative on 16/9/2010, to settle the political crisis and the formation of government of national-partnership, that succeeded to convince the representatives of different political blocs to form the cabinet, the settlement of the issue of the three Presidencies, as well as the establishment of the SCSP.   SKH (TR)/SR 871