Maliki, Allawi meet at Jaafari’s house

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki started a meeting with former premier Iyad Allawi, the leader of the al-Iraqiya bloc, at the house of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the head of the National Alliance bloc, according to a source from Jaafari’s media office on Friday. “A Maliki-Allawi meeting started at Jaafari’s house to discuss the law on strategic policy council as well as the completion of the Iraqi government lineup,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give further details. AmR (P) 7